Lincoln (Neb.) - Sept. 30, 1998 - The Lentz Center for Asian Culture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will open its fall exhibition, "More than Good: Gifts of Collections to the Lentz Center, 1998," Oct. 2.
The exhibition is a version of the Lentz Center's annual exhibition of gifts. The emphasis this year is on multiple gifts from individual donors. An open house with light refreshments will be from 4-6 p.m. Oct. 6 at the center, 329 Morrill Hall, 14th and U streets on City Campus. The exhibition and open house are free and open to the public, but a donation of $2 is suggested for Morrill Hall visitors over the age of 2.
NU alumni have figured prominently in this year's gifts to the Lentz Center. Patricia Flannigan King ('60) of Lincoln and Michael Flannigan ('61) of Minneapolis have given the center 20 pieces of carved ivory that were purchased in Hong Kong by their father, Michael J. Flannigan, before laws were passed making the importation of ivory illegal. Tusks are carved to lacy perfection and carvings include boats with every passenger and compartment clearly delineated.
Eloise Beranek of Ord has given a large collection of Asian ceramics and lacquer. The collection was formed with her husband, the late Floyd E. Beranek ('38) and has been given in his memory. There are many pieces of Chinese and Japanese ceramics and several Korean pieces as well. The largest group is Japanese Sumida ware from early in this century. Sumida ware is especially lively with three-dimensional figures gracing and surrounding the surfaces.
A group of 20 Japanese prints by the artist Chikanobu has been donated by Dr. William T. Griffin of Lincoln in memory of his late wife, Sheila D. Griffin. Printed in the late 1890s, the vivid prints recall the artist's life inside Edo (Tokyo) Castle.
Sandford Gadient, a well-known Peking glass collector from Boca Raton, Fla., has donated a figure of the goddess Guanyin in white glass with delicate red striations. Gadient has indicated that he will donate a new piece each year.
A magnificent 17th century monk's robe called a "kesa" has been donated by Margaret Hilmes of Leawood, Kan., also a glass collector. Although monk's robes were supposed to be made of scraps sewn together, the Japanese love of sumptuous textiles encouraged the development of elaborate and ritualized brocade robes imitating those made of smaller pieces of material.
The Lentz Center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday, and 1:30-4 p.m. Sundays. It is closed Mondays.
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