Asian Art Museum, San Francisco
- by John Holt
- 2017-09-14
- 18 media
- 18 available
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You're welcomed by Taiwanese artist Hung Yi’s Dragon Fortune.
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This museum houses one of the largest Asian art collections in the world.
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A Nandishvara (door guardian for Hindu temples) on each side.
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Italian architect Gae Aulenti renovated the former San Francisco city library.
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Ancient Chinese art in the hallway.
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Collected Letters, a work of art that blends the classic and contemporary.
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Studios at the Qing court: art collection and furniture in the imperial palace.
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A bejeweled, white-robed Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion.
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Amida, lord of the Paradise, is seated in deep concentration with half-closed eyes.
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Hindu deity from Cambodia.
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This room is full of Hindu deities.
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Meditating Jainism teachers are often nude, indicating their rejection of all possessions.
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One-faced linga, a phallic emblem of Hindu God Shiva.
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Demon Mara tries to stop Budda when he is close to enlightenment.
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Thanks for visiting, see you in San Francisco soon.