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.

Detail of Hon’ami Kōetsu handscroll

ART ACQUISITION

Hon’ami Kōetsu (本阿弥光悦)

(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

Utamaro

ART ACQUISITION

Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿)

(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

Taihu Rock

ART ACQUISITION

Unknown Artist

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

Portrait of a High-ranking Samurai by Utagawa Toyokuni

ART ACQUISITION

Utagawa Toyokuni I (初代歌川豊国)

(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

Hokusai - “The Poem of Fujiwara no Michinobu Ason”

ART ACQUISITION

Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎)

(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

Kiishi Chōzen - Shadow Painting: Night Fire in Edo

ART ACQUISITION

Kishi Chōzen (岸長善)

(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

Kano Eitoku Tatsunobu- Four Seasons Landscape

ART ACQUISITION

Kano Eitoku Tatsunobu (狩野永悳立信)

(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

Tanomura Chokunyū - The Three Landscapes of Japan

ART ACQUISITION

Tanomura Chokunyū (田能村直入)

(Japanese, 1814–1907)

Tomioka Tessai (富岡鉄斎)

(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

Prospect Garden Map from “The Dream of the Red Chamber”

ART ACQUISITION

Lu Zichang (陸子常)

(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

Imao Keinen - Pines, Waves, and Mountains

ART ACQUISITION

Imao Keinen (秋麥)

(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

Hand-drawn Map of the Yuanmingyuan Imperial Garden-Palace

ART ACQUISITION

Unknown Artist

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

Hanging scroll painting by Ōta Chōu

ART ACQUISITION

Ōta Chōu (太田聴雨)

(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

Wei Dezhong - On a Mountain Road a Young Couple Ride a Donkey Back to the Wife's Family

ART ACQUISITION

Wei Dezhong

(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

Li Hua - Efforts to Accelerate the Four Modernizations

ART ACQUISITION

Li Hua (李桦)

(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

Artwork by: Moriyuki Kuwabara . Artwork title: Drawing

ART ACQUISITION

Moriyuki Kuwabara (桑原盛行)

(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

Artwork by: Liu Heung Shing. Artwork title: Three Youths in Simao, Yunnan Province

ART ACQUISITION

Liu Heung Shing (劉香成)

(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

An Ge - Where a Road has been Built in a Mountainous Region Young Children Have Run Uphill to Watch Automobiles

ART ACQUISITION

An Ge

(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

Xu Bing - Shan cheng (Mountain City)

ART ACQUISITION

Xu Bing (徐冰)

(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

Artwork by: Hei Ming. Artwork title: Iron Rice Bowls

ART ACQUISITION

Hei Ming (黑明)

(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

Liu Jun, A Parent-Official Like This

ART ACQUISITION

Liu Jun

(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

Shi Baoxiu - Soldiers Being Transported to the Front Line in Yunnan Use the Railway Military Station for their Meal

ART ACQUISITION

Shi Baoxiu

(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

Artwork by: Zhang Hongtu. Artwork title: Fish

ART ACQUISITION

Zhang Hongtu

(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

Xu Bing Book from the Sky

ART ACQUISITION

Xu Bing (徐冰)

(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

A 72-Year-Old Taiwan Veteran Returns to His Ancestral Village

ART ACQUISITION

Yuan Xuejun (袁學軍)

(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

Li Nan - In an Orphanage Short of Staff

ART ACQUISITION

Li Nan

(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

Manchu Woman Smoking Opium

ART ACQUISITION

Lin Yonghui (林永惠)

(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

Migrant Wheat Farmer in the Field in Guangzhou, Shaanxi

ART ACQUISITION

Hu Wugong (胡武功)

(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

Huang Xinli - Blind Professional Story-Tellers Walking Past Yellow Earth Ravines

ART ACQUISITION

Huang Xinli

(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

Hai Bo -Them #6

ART ACQUISITION

Hai Bo (海波)

(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

Approaching to Take a Closer Look at Soldiers in Training

ART ACQUISITION

Zhu Tianhua (祝天華)

(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

Liu Dan, Portrait of a Man

ART ACQUISITION

Liu Dan

(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

Detail of Zhang Hongtu Bikers

ART ACQUISITION

Zhang Hongtu

(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

Vanessa Tran, Untitled

ART ACQUISITION

Vannessa Tran

(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

Yunsheng - Miners at Wumeng Mountain

ART ACQUISITION

Geng Yunsheng

(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

Zhi Lin - Drawing and Quartering, from the series Five Capital Punishments in China

ART ACQUISITION

Zhi Lin

(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

Michael Cherney, Untitled Album, H3 (Dazu)

ART ACQUISITION

Michael Cherney (Qiu Mai 秋麥)

(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

Michael Cherney, The Northern Song Spirit Road

ART ACQUISITION

Michael Cherney (Qiu Mai 秋麥)

(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

Vanessa Tran, Untitled

ART ACQUISITION

Vannessa Tran

(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

Cui Fei, Tracing the Origin – 001

ART ACQUISITION

Cui Fei

(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

Cui Fei - Tracing the Origin – 002

ART ACQUISITION

Cui Fei

(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

Wang Mansheng - Sound in the Mountains

ART ACQUISITION

Wang Mansheng (王满晟)

(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

From the series “Diary of a Photo-Mad Old Man”

ART ACQUISITION

Nobuyoshi Araki (荒木経惟)

(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

Cherney & Chang - After Li Sixun

ART ACQUISITION

Michael Cherney (Qiu Mai 秋麥)

(American, active in China, b. 1969)

Arnold Chang (Zhang Hong 張洪)

(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

Artwork by: Kōzō Miyoshi . Artwork title: North East Earthquake Disaster TSUNAMI 2011 Portfolio

ART ACQUISITION

Kōzō Miyoshi (三好耕三)

(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

Her Suyoung - Sun and Moon

ART ACQUISITION

Her Suyoung

(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

Photograph from the series “Rikuzentakata”

ART ACQUISITION

Naoya Hatakeyama (畠山直哉)

(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

Image of Red Mountain by Minjung Kim

ART ACQUISITION

Minjung Kim

(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

Garland Cliff

ART ACQUISITION

Kelly Wang (Wang Jiayi 王佳怡)

(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

Artwork by Kelly Wang entitled Recluse Studio No. 3

ART ACQUISITION

Kelly Wang (Wang Jiayi 王佳怡)

(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

Detail of two girls in the painting Brawler

ART ACQUISITION

Liu Xiaodong (刘小东 )

(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