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Upcoming Exhibitions Currently Scheduled Through 2023
*Exhibition titles and dates subject to change
Flowers on a River: The Art of Chinese Flower and Bird Painting, 1368 – 1911, Masterworks from Tianjin Museum and Changzhou Museum
Opening Spring 2023
Bada Shanren (1626–1705), Flowers on a River (detail), 1697, Ink on paper, Tianjin Museum (Museum no. 58.5.372)

Ashoka Stupa, Song dynasty, H. 47 1/4 in. (120 cm), W. (pedestal) 15 3/4 in. (40 cm). Unearthed in 2008 from the Changgan Temple outside the Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing, Nanjing Museum Administration.
Treasures for Buddha: The Legendary Offerings from Nanjing Dabao’en Temple
Opening Fall 2023

Zun wine vessel in the shape of an owl, 12th century BCE, Bronze, 12 1/4 × 7 3/16 × 8 1/4 in., 8.2 lb. (31.12 × 18.26 × 20.96 cm, 3.7 kg). Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury, Minneapolis Institute of Art (Museum no. 50.46.116)
Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes from the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Postponed To A Later Date
This exhibition drawn from the renowned Pillsbury collection will display nearly 80 ancient works from the Shang to Qing dynasties exploring Chinese ritual practices through different historical lenses.
Curator: Liu Yang
Organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art
Generous support for the exhibition and related catalogue provided by the Blakemore Foundation, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor, the Bei Shan Tang Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, and Christie’s.