Ritual vessel in the shape of a rhinoceros, prob. 1100-1050 BCE. China; unearthed inShouzhang, Shandong province China; probably Henan province. Shang dynasty (approx. 1600-1050 BCE). Bronze.
Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B1+. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Woman in a pose of romantic longing, approx. 1700-1750. India; probably Rajasthan state. Opaque watercolors on paper.
Asian Art Museum, Gift of George Hopper Fitch, 1996.13. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Bottle-shaped vase, 1700-1800, possibly early 19th century. China. Carved lacquer, wood base; red.
Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60M17+. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
A tiger, perhaps 1920-1945. Indonesia; Java. Hide with pigments and gilding, horn.
Asian Art Museum, Gift of Marsha Vargas Handley, F2009.20.23. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Vessel in the shape of a stag, Iron Age II (Iran) (1200-800 BCE). Northern Iran; probably Marlikor Kaluraz. Burnished earthenware.
Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection,B62P9+. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Peri-headed composite lion, approx. 1800-1825. India; Rajasthan state, former kingdom of Jodhpur. Opaque watercolors on paper.
Asian Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Hopper Fitch, 1988.51.13. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Noh mask of Semimaru type, approx. 1800-1926. Wood with colors.
Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S219. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Lime pot, approx. 1600-1700. Vietnam. Glazed stoneware.
Asian Art Museum, Gift of Jerome L. and Thao Nguyen Dodson, 2018.142. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Calligraphy and landscape, 1934. by Zhang Boying (Chinese, 1881 - 1943). Ink and colors on paper.
Asian Art Museum, The Yeh Family Collection, 2007.128. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Vessel (zun) in the shape of a duck, China. Song dynasty (960-1279). Bronze with inlaid silver and gold.
Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60B14. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Dish with flower and leaf designs, 1450-1500. Iran; probably Nishapur. Timurid period (1370-1506). Glazed fritware with underglaze painting.
Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1799. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Wrapping cloth (bojagi), 1800-1900. Korea. Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Silk with patchwork design.
Asian Art Museum, Acquisition made possible by Ann Witter, 2003.14. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Mythical bird-man, approx. 1775-1850. Central Thailand. Wood with remnants of lacquer, gilding, and inlaid mirrored glass.
Asian Art Museum, Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2006.27.24. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Meditation, 1991. by Yoong Bae (Korean, 1928 - 1992). Silk screen print.
Asian Art Museum, Gift of Kyung-Hee Bae in memory of Yoong Bae, 1994.70. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.