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San Francisco, CA 94102
415.581.3500
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Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.581.3500
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The deities Brahma and Indra (Bonten and Taishakuten)
Japan
Crowned and bejeweled Buddha image and throne
Southeast Asia
The Hindu deity Shiva
South Asia
Ritual Vessel in the Shape of a Rhinoceros
China
The Hindu deity Vishnu
Southeast Asia
Lidded Jar with Design of a Lotus Pond
China
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
China
The Buddha triumphing over Mara
South Asia
Buddha dated 338
China
The Buddhist deity Simhavaktra, a dakini
The Himalayas & Tibetan Buddhist World
Cup with calligraphic inscriptions
The Persian World & West Asia
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