EXHIBITION CONCEPT:
“THE PERFECTION OF TRADITION: WORKS OF BURYAT ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM (XIII - EARLY XX CENTURIES)”.
The exhibition opens with a Buddhist image of Genghis Khan (1162-1227) made on canvas. Genghis Khan is an outstanding historical figure, military leader, founder of the Great Mongolian state. Thanks to his activity many cities appeared. One of such cities on the territory of modern Buryatia was Konduy, where in the XIII century a khan's palace was built, richly decorated with various ceramic architectural ornaments. They are planned to be exhibited in the exposition. Such architectural details are not represented in the collections of museums of Buryatia.
Emperor Nicholas II, when he was Tsesarevich, made a trip to Transbaikalia in 1891, described by chamberlain and connoisseur of the East E. E. Ukhtomsky. The Buryat clergy and nobility presented gifts to these dignitaries. Some of those gifts, kept in the Hermitage collection, namely, Buddhist silver sculptures, will be included in the exhibition, representing samples of the highest skill and the finest work of Buryat craftsmen. Such sculptures were made in a mixed technique of gouging and casting in a single copy.
The names of some outstanding Buryat lamas of the past, such as Agvan Dorzhiev (1853-1938) and Danzan Norboev (1888-1935), are directly connected with the items in the Hermitage collection. These exhibits - an altar ornament in the form of a chakra and a personal seal - bear witness to the active activities of these people.
The Hermitage also holds other pictorial masterpieces by Buryat masters from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century, demonstrating various iconographic images and artistic schools. Some of them will take their worthy place in this exposition.
One of the masterpieces of Buddhist art is a cast-iron sculpture of Amitayusa, the Buddha of Longevity, cast at the Petrovsky factory in the early 20th century. Such sculptures are not represented in the museum collections of Buryatia.
Thus, the exhibition will display unique works of Buryat masters, most of which have no analogues. The exhibition will also be supplemented with exhibits from the Buddhist collection of the National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia.
Emperor Nicholas II, when he was Tsesarevich, made a trip to Transbaikalia in 1891, described by chamberlain and connoisseur of the East E. E. Ukhtomsky. The Buryat clergy and nobility presented gifts to these dignitaries. Some of those gifts, kept in the Hermitage collection, namely, Buddhist silver sculptures, will be included in the exhibition, representing samples of the highest skill and the finest work of Buryat craftsmen. Such sculptures were made in a mixed technique of gouging and casting in a single copy.
The names of some outstanding Buryat lamas of the past, such as Agvan Dorzhiev (1853-1938) and Danzan Norboev (1888-1935), are directly connected with the items in the Hermitage collection. These exhibits - an altar ornament in the form of a chakra and a personal seal - bear witness to the active activities of these people.
The Hermitage also holds other pictorial masterpieces by Buryat masters from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century, demonstrating various iconographic images and artistic schools. Some of them will take their worthy place in this exposition.
One of the masterpieces of Buddhist art is a cast-iron sculpture of Amitayusa, the Buddha of Longevity, cast at the Petrovsky factory in the early 20th century. Such sculptures are not represented in the museum collections of Buryatia.
Thus, the exhibition will display unique works of Buryat masters, most of which have no analogues. The exhibition will also be supplemented with exhibits from the Buddhist collection of the National Museum of the Republic of Buryatia.
Partners
Supported by the Roskongress Foundation
