MoAW presents
Spotlight:
WONDERS FROM THE EAST
A Very Special Gift From
Marlene and Bruce Kanter
Premiering in 2022
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This gift of 18 original antiquities from Marlene and Bruce Kanter, span millennia of Asian cultures from funerary objects and stone temple guardians to decorative terracotta sculptures of beasts of burden, a silken tapestry, and bronze statute, viewing these original antiquities from China, Japan, and Indonesia is a celebration of Everlasting Happiness, Enduring Remembrance, and Eternal Life.
長樂未央
長毋相忘
長生無極
CHINESE, Han Dynasty
(202 BCE - 220 CE)
Ox Pottery
2,000 years ago, oxen were highly important to the agricultural livelihood of China and early civilization. They were used to haul loads by cart, turn millstones, and for transportation. Because of their importance, models of oxen, like this one, were found in the tombs of the elite to accompany the dead in the afterlife. Those born in the Year of the Ox are said to be trustworthy, dependable, honest, and hard-working.
Eight artifacts from this collection are highlighted in this week's MoAW SPOTLIGHT for your pleasure. These and 10 more extraordinary original antiquities from the ancient world will have their first public display in March of 2022.
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"A magnificent collection of Asian antiquities to entrance museum visitors into the world of ancient civilization." - Alberto Acosta, Chief Curator, Museum of Ancient Wonders.
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CHINESE, Tang Dynasty
(618 CE - 907 CE)
Lady In A Coach
Drawn By Two Horses
Pottery
Standing under a canopied carriage, a female figure rises in the form of a serene pillar. She guides her horses, with bowed heads, on the path to the afterlife. Emulating their grand palaces, Tang royals built lavishly furnished tombs so that no need would go unmet preserving earthly pleasures in anticipation of an afterlife to surpass the world of the living.
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CHINESE, Tang Dynasty
(618 CE - 907 CE)
Four Ladies on Horseback
Playing Musical Instruments
Pottery
Tang Dynasty tomb figures of people and animals were made as grave goods to be placed in tombs. There was a belief that the figures represented would become available to serve the deceased in the afterlife. These figures, called mingqi, were most often of servants, soldiers, and attendants such as dancers and musicians, with many no doubt representing courtesans.
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CHINESE, Ming Dynasty
(1368 CE - 1644 CE)
Pair of Stone Fu Dogs
Granite
Protective symbols of feng shui typically guard the entranceways to buildings and homes. Referred to as "Fu Dogs," they are actually lions. Each pair is a male and a female designed to protect against negative energy brought on by others from the outside world. The male lion has an embroidered ball beneath his right front paw that represents the Earth.
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The female has a small lion cub under her left foot which represents the cycle of life. Symbolically, the male guards the external physical world, while the female protects those living within it. |
CHINESE, Sancai Tang Dynasty
(618 CE - 907 CE)
Horse
Glazed Pottery
Predominantly using three-color glazed pottery in amber, green, and creamy off-white, this Tang Dynasty horse was associated with tomb figures. The sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac is the horse. Power, beauty, and freedom symbolize the horse in Chinese culture.
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VESSELS OF THE GODS
Treasures of the Ancient Greeks
1650 to 410 B.C.E
Reflecting the brilliance of a millennium of ancient Aegean culture, four distinct periods produced the designs of these vases: Minoan, Mycenaean, Corinthian, and Attic. Essentially consisting of silhouetted figures drawn against a background of red, black, or white, this art form gradually dies out after the Persian wars, c. 475-450 B.C.E. Shaped and painted by hand, these exquisite reproductions were created in Greece by master artists from the originals housed in The National Museum, Athens, The Heraklion Museum, The Thera Museum, The Corinth Museum, The Delphi Museum, The Louvre Museum, The Vatican Museum, and The Museo Civico, Brescia.
Please, feel free to preview this collection on MoAW's website: www.moaw.org
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Next Week:
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ON DISPLAY EXCLUSIVELY
AT THE
MUSEUM OF ANCIENT WONDERS
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FACES OF AFRICA:
A Mystical View of
Tribal Heritage
(38 Replica Masks and Sculptures
of African Antiquity)
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TUTANKHAMUN:
"Wonderful Things"
Treasures From The Pharaoh's Tomb
(124 Egyptian replicas)
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MESOZOICA:
The Age of Dinosaurs
(Approximately 100 fossil-cast dinosaur elements and fully-mounted skeletons from around the world.)
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LUCY:
The Story of Human Origins
(Courtesy of the Institute of Human Origins and the National Museum of Ethiopia,
Addis Ababa)
On view exclusively at the
Museum of Ancient Wonders
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