East Asian Collections in Scottish Museums East Asia Collections Review in Scotland

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Detail of lacquered wooden box with gold and silver foil, used for the shell game. Japan, Meiji Period (1868-1912) © Dundee Art Galleries and Museum

List of Contents

Aims of the Collections Review 4

Methodology 4 East Asian Collections by Country 5 East Asian Collections by Material Composition 5

Aberdeen and North East 7 Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums 8 Elgin Museum 21 Falconer Museum, Moray Council 34 Live Life Aberdeenshire Museums 40 University of Aberdeen 49

Highlands and Islands 64 Dingwall Museum 65 Inverness Museum and Art Gallery, Highlife Highland 66 Nairn Museum 67 Shetland Museums and Archives 70 Stromness Museum 71

Tayside, Central and Fife 78 Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum 79 Black Watch Museum 83 Fife Cultural Trust 88 Perth Museum and Art Gallery, Culture Perth and Kinross 96 The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery and Museum, Leisure and Culture Dundee 105

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum 119

1 University of St Andrews Museums 129

Edinburgh and Lothians 132 Edinburgh Central Library, City of Edinburgh Council 133 Linlithgow Heritage Trust 140 National Galleries of Scotland 141 National Library of Scotland 147 National Museums Scotland 148 National Trust for Scotland: Newhailes House and Gardens 161 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 170 University of Edinburgh 175

Glasgow and Strathclyde 181 Auld Kirk Museum, East Dunbartonshire Council 182 Glasgow Museums: Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, 183 The Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Paisley Museum, Renfrewshire Leisure 193 Low Parks Museum, South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture 202 Special Collections, The Mitchell Library, Glasgow Museums and Collections, 206 Glasgow Life

The Dick Institute, East Ayrshire Leisure 212 The Hunterian, University of Glasgow 215 The McLean Museum and Art Gallery, (Greenock), Inverclyde Council 226

Scotland South 237 Abbotsford Trust, Melrose 238 Dumfries Museum, Dumfries and Galloway Council Arts and Museums Service 244 Hawick Museum, (Live Borders Museums, Galleries & Archives) 254

Tourism and Trade: Bringing East Asian Objects to Scotland 264

A Summary of ‘Star Objects’ and Key Donors 269

Donors that Link Institutions 272

Conclusion 273

Acknowledgements 274

Appendices 275 (1) Guidelines for the Care and Storage of East Asian Collections 275 (2) Future Actions 275 (3) Historical Periods 277 (4) Glossary 279

Bibliography/Reference 283

List of Donors 286