3 Mar – 31 May 2015 BENGAL AND MODERNITY: EARLY 20TH CENTURY ART IN INDIA An exhibition exploring themes of nationalism and modernism in early 20th-century India.
4 Dec 2014 – 16 Feb 2015 HIROSHIGE'S JAPAN: FIFTY THREE STATIONS OF THE TAIKODO ROAD Explore works by one of the great masters of the Japanese landscape print, Utagawa Hiroshige.
5 Aug – 30 Nov 2014 A VIEW OF CHINESE GARDENS Explore the 'Four Gentlemen' of Chinese flowers and garden scenes from the Ashmolean collections.
15 Apr – 27 Jul 2014 LURE OF THE EAST: SELECTIONS FROM THE CHRISTOPHER GANDY COLLECTION Lure of the East celebrated the life-long fascination for the Middle East of Christopher Gandy, whose collection was donated to the Ashmolean.
11 Mar – 14 Sep 2014 MICHAEL SULLIVAN: A LIFE OF ART AND FRIENDSHIP This exhibition, which included works by some of the most important artists in 20th century China, celebrated the life of the art historian and collector Michael Sullivan (1916-2013).
1 Oct 2013 – 5 Jan 2014 INDIAN PAINTINGS FROM THE SIMON DIGBY COLLECTION Explore the recent acquisition of a rich and unusual collection of Indian paintings and manuscript pages.
6 Aug 2013 – 23 Feb 2013 LINGNAN MASTERS: SOUTH CHINESE PAINTING IN TRANSITION 1800–2000 Discover the mastery of the Lingnan School of painting in China over the last 200 years.
30 Apr – 1 Sep 2013 TALES IN THE ROUND: MANJU NETSUKE FROM THE ASHMOLEAN This exhibition highlighted the Ashmolean's collection of a particular type of netsuke, the manju, which is named after a round, sweet-bean paste bun.
