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The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco serves one of the most diverse communities in the U.S. and is uniquely positioned to lead a global audience in discovering the distinctive materials, aesthetics and intellectual achievements of Asian art and cultures.
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The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco serves one of the most diverse communities in the U.
S.
and is uniquely positioned to lead a global audience in discovering the distinctive materials, aesthetics and intellectual achievements of Asian art and cultures.
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Standing Buddha Shakyamuni in Varada-mudra
Standing Buddha Shakyamuni in Varada-mudra
This sculpture depicts a Buddha gracefully standing on a shallow lotus pedestal, the Buddha likely the Buddha Sakyamuni (the Historical Buddha) though possibly the Buddha Dipankara...
Jar with cord-marked decor
Jar with cord-marked decor
Jar with trumpet-shaped, flared mouth, constricted neck, ovoid body, and two loop handles; reddish buff earthenware with applique handles and cord-impressed decoration. Qijia cultu...
Zoomorphic figurine
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Hollow sculpture in the form of a four-legged animal with a pointed muzzle and a bird-like tail; buff earthenware with traces of pigment. Qijia culture. From the upper Yellow River...
Tirthankara Suparsvanatha in Kayotsarga, or Standing Meditation, Posture and Protected by a Five-Headed Naga
Tirthankara Suparsvanatha in Kayotsarga, or Standing Meditation, Posture and Protected by a Five-Headed Naga
Formerly thought to represent Parsvanatha, Jainism’s twenty-third Tirthankara, this sculpture has now been identified as Suparsvanatha, Jainism’s seventh Tirthankara. According to ...
Old Weathered Plum Tree with Spring Blossoms, in the Manner of the Chinese Painter Wu Zhen (1280-1354)
Old Weathered Plum Tree with Spring Blossoms, in the Manner of the Chinese Painter Wu Zhen (1280-1354)
This plum-blossom painting is an expressive combination of balanced contrasts: soft, rounded plum blossoms and buds delicately rest on sharp branches that burst in every direction;...
Windy Seascape (Kaze no kaikei)
Windy Seascape (Kaze no kaikei)
Entitled Windy Seascape (Kaze no kaikei), this breathtakingly beautiful porcelain sculpture suggests the windswept play of waves atop a choppy sea. Its silhouette is exquisite, wit...
Blossoming Plum
Blossoming Plum
Because it blooms in February, before donning its leaves, the Chinese flowering plum (Prunus mume) is associated with winter and is regarded as a symbol of strength in the face of ...