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.
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.
