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Gone Fishin' Aquatic Imagery in Asian Art

Throughout Asia marine life is equated with abundance physically and metaphorically. This thematic installation throughout the Asian art galleries highlights marine imagery and unpacks their cultural significance.
Newark Museum
Mar 14th, 2014 – Mar 1st, 2015
Newark, 49 Washington StreetMap
, 'Carp and Poetry,' 1615, Newark Museum

Katsushika Taito II

Carp and Poetry, 1615

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, 'Ganesha,' 8th century-10th century, Newark Museum

Ganesha, 8th century-10th century

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, 'On the Sea at Mizumata, Hogo Province, Tametomo Encounters a Storm,' 1797, Newark Museum

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

On the Sea at Mizumata, Hogo Province, Tametomo Encounters a Storm, 1797

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, 'Haircomb (kushi) with Flora and Fauna Motifs,' 1615, Newark Museum

Haircomb (kushi) with Flora and Fauna Motifs, 1615

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, 'Crayfish, Two Shrimp and Poetry,' , Newark Museum

Utagawa Hiroshige (Andō Hiroshige)

Crayfish, Two Shrimp and Poetry

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Utagawa Hiroshige (Andō Hiroshige)
Katsushika Taito II
Utagawa Kuniyoshi