Art Acquisitions

In the spirit of collaboration with the Princeton University Art Museum, the Tang Center dedicates funds toward the acquisition of art work. The Center contributes to acquisitions, some initiated by the Center and some by the museum, that both enhance the museum’s collection of East Asian art and create unique opportunities for teaching.
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, Born 1963, Jinzhou, China; active Beijing)
The Loafers  (Erliuzi 二流子), 2022
Acquired in 2023; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, in celebration of the Tang Center's 20th Anniversary, 2023-20
ART ACQUISITION
(Japanese, 1793–1806)
Komurasaki of the Miuraya and Shirai Gonpachi (Miuraya Komurasaki Shirai Gonpachi), from the series “True Feelings Compared: The Founts of Love” (Jitsu kurabe iro no minakami), ca. 1793–94
Acquired in 2021; Princeton University Art Museum, Gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, Twentieth Anniversary
ART ACQUISITION
(Active early 20th century)
Prospect Garden Map from “The Dream of the Red Chamber”, 1908
Acquired in 2021; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
ART ACQUISITION
Hand-drawn Map of the Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden-Palace, 1920s
Acquired in 2021; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
ART ACQUISITION
(1896–1958)
Miho-no-Matsubara, first half of 20th century
Acquired in 2020; Princeton University Art Museum, Gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2020-35
ART ACQUISITION
(Korean, b. 1962)
Red Mountain, 2015
Acquired in 2019; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Mary Trumbull Adams Art Fund and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2019-239
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1940)
From the series “Diary of a Photo-Mad Old Man” (Shakyō rōjin nikki 写狂老人日記), 2011
Acquired in 2018; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2018-48
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1958)
2013.10.20 Kensen-chō, from the series “Rikuzentakata”, 2013–2015
Acquired in 2018; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2018-49
ART ACQUISITION
(Japanese, b. 1942)
Drawing, 1975
Acquired in 2018; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2018-106
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1947)
North East Earthquake Disaster TSUNAMI 2011 Portfolio, 2011
Acquired in 2018; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2018-72.1–.12
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1992)
Garland Cliff, March 7, 2018
Acquired in 2018; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2018-107
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1992)
Recluse Studio No. 3, 2018
Acquired in 2018; Gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2018-108
ART ACQUISITION
(Japanese, 1845–1924)
Pines, Waves, and Mountains, 1916
Acquired in 2017; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2017-8
ART ACQUISITION
(Japanese, 1814–1892)
Four Seasons Landscape (Shiji kakei ichiran zu 四時佳景一覧圖), 1882
Acquired in 2017; Princeton University Art Museum, Gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2017-10
ART ACQUISITION
(Japanese, 1814–1907)
(Japanese, 1837–1924)
The Three Landscapes of Japan (Nihon sankei), 1902
Acquired in 2015; Princeton University Art Museum, Gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, and museum purchase, Hugh Leander Adams, Mary Trumbull Adams and Hugh Trumbull Adams Princeton Art Fund, 2015-6768 a-c
ART ACQUISITION
(Japanese, 1769–1825)
Portrait of a High-ranking Samurai, ca. 1803
Acquired in 2014; Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and Gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2014-44
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1962)
Sound in the Mountains, 2010
Acquired in 2014; Princeton University Art Museum, Gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2014-150
ART ACQUISITION
(Korean, b. 1972)
Sun and Moon, 2012
Acquired in 2013; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2013-3
ART ACQUISITION
(American, active in China, b. 1969)
(American, b. 1954)
After Li Sixun, 2011
Acquired in 2012; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund, and gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2012-20
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, 1907–1994)
Efforts to Accelerate the Four Modernizations (为加速实现四化而努力), 1958
Acquired in 2011; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Asian Art Department Fund and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2011-30
ART ACQUISITION
(Japanese, dates unknown)
Shadow Painting: Night Fire in Edo, ca. 1845
Acquired in 2010; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2011-1
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1955)
Mountain City, from the Shattered Jade Series (Shan cheng / Sui yu ji 山城 / 碎玉集), 1982
Acquired in 2010; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Asian Art Department Fund and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2010-138
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1947)
Where a Road has been Built in a Mountainous Region Young Children Have Run Uphill to Watch Automobiles, 1982
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1954)
Miners at Wumeng Mountain, 2003
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1949)
Migrant Wheat Farmer in the Field in Guangzhou, Shaanxi, 1996
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, L.2009.33.5
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1960)
Blind Professional Story-Tellers Walking Past Yellow Earth Ravines, 1997
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
ART ACQUISITION
(Japanese, 1760–1849)
“The Poem of Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason” from the series The Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyaku’nin Isshu Uba-ga-Etoki), 1839
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2009-36
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1961)
In an Orphanage Short of Staff, 1990
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1952)
Manchu Woman Smoking Opium, 1992
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, L.2009.33.9
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1953)
Portrait of a Man, 2001
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, fund, with gifts from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, Richard and Ruth Dickes, and David Solo, 2009-119
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1961)
A Parent-Official Like This, 1985
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1950)
Soldiers Being Transported to the Front Line in Yunnan Use the Railway Military Station for their Meal, 1985
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1934)
On a Mountain Road a Young Couple Ride a Donkey Back to the Wife's Family, 1957
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1950)
A 72-Year-Old Taiwan Veteran Returns to His Ancestral Village, 1988
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, L.2009.33.8
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1958)
Approaching to Take a Closer Look at Soldiers in Training, 2000
Acquired in 2009; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, L.2009.33.10
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1970)
Tracing the Origin – 001, 2006
Acquired in 2008; Princeton University Art Museum, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2008-73
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1970)
Tracing the Origin – 002, 2006
Acquired in 2008; Princeton University Art Museum, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2008-74
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1964)
Iron Rice Bowls (Tiefanwan 鐵飯碗), 1985
Acquired in 2008; Princeton University Art Museum, on loan from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, L.2008.26
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1975)
Untitled, 2002
Acquired in 2008; Princeton University Art Museum, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2008-363
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1975)
Untitled, 2005
Acquired in 2008; Princeton University Art Museum, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2008-364
ART ACQUISITION
Taihu Rock, Qing dynasty (?)
Acquired in 2008; Princeton University Art Museum, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, and museum purchase, Asian Art Department Fund, 2008-65
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1943)
Fish, 1985
Acquired in 2008; Princeton University Art Museum, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, and museum purchase, Asian Art Department Fund, 2008-365
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1943)
The Bikers, 2001
Acquired in 2008; Princeton University Art Museum, museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund, and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2008-332 a-b
ART ACQUISITION
(American, active in China, b. 1969)
The Northern Song Spirit Road, S2, from the series Bounded by Mountains, 2005
Acquired in 2007; Princeton University Art Museum, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2008-56
ART ACQUISITION
(American, active in China, b. 1969)
Untitled Album, H3 (Dazu), from the series Bounded by Mountains, 2004
Acquired in 2006; Princeton University Art Museum, gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2008-55
ART ACQUISITION
(b. 1959)
Drawing and Quartering, from the series Five Capital Punishments in China, 2003
Acquired in 2005; Princeton University Art Museum, museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund, with gifts from the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, Alisan Fine Arts, Ltd., Alice King Gallery, and Thaw Charitable Trust, 2005-131
ART ACQUISITION
(Japanese, 1558–1637)
Poems from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Shinkokin wakashū) with Printed Designs of Plants and Animals, before 1615
Acquired in 2003; Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund; Executive Committee of “The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection” exhibition in Japan; and the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2003-94
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1962)
Them #6, 1999
Acquired in 2002; Princeton University Art Museum, Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2002-304 a-b
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1951)
Three Youths in Simao, Yunnan Province, 1981
Acquired in 2002; Princeton University Art Museum, Gift of the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2002-305
ART ACQUISITION
(Chinese, b. 1955)
Book from the Sky (Tianshu 天書), ca. 1987–91
Acquired in 2002; Purchase of the East Asian Studies Program, Princeton University Art Museum, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund; and the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art, 2002-281.1-.5