Robert Finks East Asian Ceramics Collection
Consisting of eighty-four pieces of an Asian pottery collection by former professor of Geology, Robert M. Finks, and gifted to the College in 2012.
Korean Silla Dynasty Cup with Handle, Silla Dynasty (57 B.C.E. – 935 A.D.), ceramic, gift of Professor Robert Finks, Union College Permanent Collection, 2012.1.59 UCPC
Korean Silla Dynasty Cup with Handle
A Korean Silla Dynasty cup with gray incised concentric rings on surface.
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Chinese Jar, n.d., ceramic, gift of Professor Robert Finks, Union College Permanent Collection, 2012.1.42 UCPC.
Chinese Jar
Lobed, matte glaze; small pot with bulbous body and small mouth opening; four vertical indentations create "lobes"; labeled on BG inventory as "Yoch water pot".
Korean Yi Dynasty Wine Bottle, Yi Dynasty, ceramic, gift of Professor Robert Finks, Union College Permanent Collection, 2012.1.1 UCPC.
Korean Yi Dynasty Wine Bottle
Wine bottle with a white/brownish background with navy blue glazed design in a leaf and fruit or flower pattern.
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Persian Bowl with Lustre Glaze, n.d., ceramic, gift of Professor Robert Finks, Union College Permanent Collection, 2012.1.40 UCPC.
Persian Bowl with Lustre Glaze
Small bowl with straight body profile and high foot; white clay with greenish glaze that has a brown/amber cracklature; inventory notes a "luster glaze".
Japanese Pot, n.d., ceramic, gift of Professor Robert Finks, Union College Permanent Collection, 2012.1.12 UCPC.
Japanese Teapot
White glaze with decorative blue calligraphy; "Shira Kawa"? (MC); there is a spout but no handle; there is a hole with black rim on top; characters on top and along the side.
Everest Collection
Fifteen Asian art works from 19th and 20th century including ceramic, painting, prints; and works by Hiroshige, Insho Domoto, and others donated by the Everest Estate in 2002
Tani Bunchō, Untitled Mountain Landscape with Buildings, 19th century, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, gift of the Robert D. (Class of 1937) and Margaret Everest Estate, Union College Permanent Collection, 2003.1.14 UCPC.
Untitled Mountain Landscape with Buildings
Mountain scene with large tree in foreground,; buildings with gabled, thatched roof and man working in fenced garden in middleground; elaborate, several storied building (shrine?) in background at; steep cliffs and 'ghost' outlines on cliffs in background.
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Inshō Dōmoto, Untitled Landscape, 1964, sumi ink, gold leaf on paper, gift of the Robert D. (Class of 1937) and Margaret Everest Estate, Union College Permanent Collection, 2003.1.3 UCPC.
Untitled Landscape
Landscape scene of house with thatched roof and trees surrounding; painted in black ink with gold leaf accents.
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Hiroshige Andō, Hakone, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkiadō, 19th century, Japanese woodblock print, gift of the Robert D. (Class of 1937) and Margaret Everest Estate, Union College Permanent Collection, 2003.1.15 UCPC.
Hakone, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkiadō
This series is known as the tate-e or "vertical" Tokaido because of the vertical orientation of the prints; this is the 11th print in the 55 print series.
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Other Highlights from the Asian Collection
Includes paintings, scrolls and screens, and textiles, and works by Hiroshige, Eisen, and others.
Yoshinobu Kano, Six-Panel Japanese Folding Screen, early 19th century, ink, pigment and gold leaf on paper, Union College Permanent Collection.
Six-Panel Japanese Folding Screen
A landscape with cranes; byobu or "barrier against the wind"; panels are framed with black lacquer; see remarks for details about subject matter and materials used, as well as how it was constructed.
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Hiroshige Andō, Shinagawa from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkiadō, 1855, Japanese woodblock print, donated in memory of Eli Bodie Enzer (Class of 1960), Union College Permanent Collection.
Shinagawa from Fifty-Three Stations
This series is known as the tate-e or "vertical" Tokaido because of the vertical orientation of the prints. This is the 2nd print in the 55 print series.
Eizan Kikukawa, Untitled Woman, ca. 1820, Japanese Ukiyo-e print, woodcut on rice paper, Union College Permanent Collection, 2010x.28 UCPC.
Untitled Woman
Japanese Ukiyo-e print; vertical diptych; woman in brown, tan and black with opened umbrella.
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Eisen Ikeda, Untitled Woman, n.d., Japanese Ukiyo-e print, woodcut on rice paper, Union College Permanent Collection, 2010x.24 UCPC.
Untitled Woman
Japanese Ukiyo-e print; vertical diptych; woman in bright blue printed kimono with red underside carrying an umbrella.
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Eisen Ikeda, Untitled Woman, n.d., Japanese Ukiyo-e print, woodcut on rice paper, Union College Permanent Collection, 2010x.25 UCPC.
Untitled Woman
Japanese Ukiyo-e print; vertical diptych; woman with umbrella in hands and scarf over her head, holding one corner of scarf in her teeth. Eisen or Yeisen (labeled Yeisen with roman letters on backing paper, Japanese kanji signature matches that for Eisen Ikeda)
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Hiroshige Andō, Manchurian Crane, ca. 1848-51, Japanese Ukiyo-e print, woodcut on rice paper, Union College Permanent Collection, 2010x.27 UCPC.
Manchurian Crane
Japanese Ukiyo-e print; vertical diptych.