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Object Title
Deep Kasori-e style Neolithic Jomon Vessel
Measurements
55 x Diam. 44 cm (21 5/8 x Diam. 17 5/16 in.)
Creation Date
2500-1500 BCE
Credit Line
Alexander H. Bullock Fund
Museum Contact
provenance@worcesterart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/47813/deep-kasorie-style-neolithic-jomon-vessel?ctx=7242d5fdd7208676028b568d9b4659e6954c67bd&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
1185 CE
Provenance Information
"Said to have been found in Japan's Kanto region and acquired by a private Japanese collector, possibly by the 1950s [see note 1]. Before 2013, purchased from the collector's heirs by the Mika Gallery, New York and Tokyo. Purchased in 2013 from the Mika Gallery.

[1] Information provided by the Mika Gallery at time of purchase."
Exhibition Information
"Archaic Avant Garde: Ceramics from the Horwitz Collection, " Gallery 108, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, October 24, 2018-March 8, 2020
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This object originates from Japan and was issued an export permit from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, on January 16, 2013. The Mika Gallery provided the Museum with a copy of the export permit at the time of purchase.

2021.145

Measurements
h: 10-1/8 in; w: 1 in
Creation Date
845-903
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2021.145
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to beginning of the Medieval Chusei era (1185 CE)
Provenance Information
Collection of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone, Kennett Square, PA, by 2020; gift, Denver Art Museum, 2021.
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The Denver Art Museum has few examples of early calligraphy. This fragment, purportedly attributed to SUGAWARA no Michizane, would fill an important gap in the collection. It provides an opportunity to put this object in the public domain and facilitate future research.

2021.143

Object Title
Lotus Sutra Fragment
Measurements
h: 56 in; w: 27 in
Creation Date
late 800s
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2021.143
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to beginning of the Medieval Chusei era (1185 CE)
Provenance Information
Collection of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone, Kennett Square, PA, by 2020; gift, Denver Art Museum, 2021.
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
The Denver Art Museum has very few examples of Nara and Heian period sutras. This sutra fills an important gap in the collection and provides an opportunity to put this object in the public domain and facilitate future research.

2021.140

Object Title
Fragment of Flower Ornament Sutra
Measurements
h: 6-1/2 in; w: 19-1/2 in
Creation Date
900-1185
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2021.140
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to beginning of the Medieval Chusei era (1185 CE)
Provenance Information
Collection of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone, Kennett Square, PA, by 2020; gift, Denver Art Museum, 2021.
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This sutra fragment purportedly came from Senpuku-ji, which later became an Ōbaku zen temple. The Denver Art Museum is a major repository for Ōbaku Zen materials, and this sutra is an important addition to this collection, offering an opportunity to put this object in the public domain and facilitate future research.

2021.135

Measurements
h. 11 in; w. 8-1/4 in
Creation Date
1118-1190
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://www.denverartmuseum.org/en/object/2021.135
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Prior to beginning of the Medieval Chusei era (1185 CE)
Provenance Information
Collection of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone, Kennett Square, PA, by 2020; gift, Denver Art Museum, 2021.
Exhibition Information
None
Publication Information
None
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This is a fine example of calligraphy by an important Heian period poet. It fills an important gap in the collection and provides an opportunity to put this object in the public domain and facilitate future research.

2020.854

Object Title
Jar with Flared Rim
Measurements
7 1/2" h x 6 1/2" dia
Creation Date
Kufun period (300-538 CE)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone.
Museum Contact
provenance@denverartmuseum.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
End of Asuka period (710 CE)
Provenance Information
Collection of Drs. John Fong and Colin Johnstone, Kennetsquare, PA; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2020.
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Acquisition of this work fills an important gap in the collection and provies an opportunity to put this object into public domain and facilitate further research.

2017.54.23a-b

Object Title
Vessel
Measurements
5 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. (15 × 15 cm)
Creation Date
ca. 1500 B.C.E.
Credit Line
Gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester R. Portnow
Museum Contact
artgalleryinfo@yale.edu
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/217973
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
n/a
Provenance Information
With Mika Gallery, New York, by March 2011; sold to the Rubin-Ladd Foundation, Georgetown, Conn., and New York, March 25, 2011 (R-L inv. no. J1011 1); given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2016
Exhibition Information
n/a
Publication Information
“Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/bulletin/Pub-Bull-acquisitions-2017.pdf (accessed December 1, 2017).
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
N/D
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
n/a
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