Golden Gate Gazette

The Asian Art Museum, located in San Francisco has artwork dating over 6,000 years ago. The Asian culture is on display through each of the Asian Art Museum’s collection of over 17,000 objects. This museum is the premier location to see beautiful work done by Asian artists throughout the ages.

These are some interesting items on display at the Asian Art Museum today.

Probably the most meaningful piece is the bronze Buddha. This was donated to the museum, along with about half of the other artwork adorning its halls, by the museum founder Avery Brundage. The bronze Buddha dates all the way back to 338 A.D., and is considered the oldest known Chinese Buddha sculpture in the world.

The museum also has painted scrolls from Japan, dating from 300 B.C.

Korean dynasties are represented as well, with the largest collection of stoneware from these dynasties outside of Korea. The dates of these items range from 57 B.C. to 935 A.D.

Thai ceramics are displayed along with a large collection of Thai paintings.

Indian stone sculptures done by ancient Buddhists and paintings and textiles from Sikh traditions are available to see as well.

There is so much more to see at this monument to Asian culture. Spend a day roaming the museum’s halls and learn about Asia’s rich history.