VIETNAMESE
Boar and lily root
c. 1960 Vietnam
colour woodblock
10.3 x 19.2 cm (image)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr and Mrs M. Salmon, 1960
Tsukioka YOSHITOSHI
The moon on Musashi Plain,
(Musashino no tsuki) from the series
One hundred aspects of the moon
(Tsuki hyakushi)
1892, Japan
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1993
The cricket and the dragon
Animals in Asian Art
17 October 2008 to 15 March 2009
Asian Art Temporary Exhibition Space, Level 1
Admission free
Aimed at children of all ages, The cricket and the dragon explores images of animals from the Asian Collection. The exhibition covers all media and a wide time period. Elephants, insects, cats, buffalo; animals are a favourite subject matter in all forms of Asian Art. Works from South East Asia, China, India, Persia and Japan explore the symbolic and mythological meanings of animals in Asian art.
This fun and colourful exhibition presents stories and traditions from Asia and provides an insight into the rich history of the artistic interpretations of the form of the animal.
Support Sponsors
Paint generously supplied by Dulux Australia:
Dulux Wash & Wear 101
Advanced Low Sheen White 00NN 83/000
Boatswain P41-F9
Red Clown P05-H8
