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.
9 Feb – 21 Jul 2013 CHINESE LANDSCAPE FROM THE ASHMOLEAN COLLECTION A display of traditional Chinese landscape paintings from the Ashmolean collection, including rarely shown works by masters of the 17th century.
16 Oct 2012 – 14 Apr 2013 LADY IMPEY'S INDIAN BIRD PAINTINGS Remarkable studies of Indian and exotic birds commissioned by Lady Impey around 1780.
27 Jul 2012 – 27 Jan 2013 CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART FROM THE SULLIVAN COLLECTION The works in this exhibition were mostly by living artists and were acquired in the last ten years.
10 Jul – 7 Oct 2012 UNFOLDING NATURE: IMAGES OF SUMMER ON CHINESE AND JAPANESE FANS Enjoy the summery scenes on fan paintings from the Chinese and Japanese reserve collection.
8 Mar – 1 Jul 2012 AL-QUR'AN AL-KARIM: SACRED VERSES, BEAUTIFUL PAGES Discover the Qur’an as a source of artistic inspiration and expression in this selection of works on paper.
