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.
21 Jan – 5 Jul 2012 BEAUTIES AND HEROES: LEGENDS AND STORIES IN CHINESE ART Legends and stories have been represented in houses, temples and tombs for more than 2000 years in China.
29 Nov 2011 – 4 Mar 2012 YAKUSHA-E: KABUKI PRINTS, A CONTINIUNG TRADITION Discover the brightly coloured woodblock prints of actors from Japanese popular theatre.
