Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Photos

The Asian Art Museum founded by Avery Brundage, once located in Golden Gate Park, is now in the former San Francisco Public Library building in the Civic Center. It is one of America's top collection of Asian art.

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Asian Art Museum in the former San Francisco Public Library building (1916).
Architect: George Kelham.

Red Tyrannosaurus Rex sculpture in front of Asian Art Museum.

Japan: earthenware bearded Haniwa man (300-552) in Asian Art Museum.

Japan: Nabeshima dish with camellias from Arita (1700-50) in Asian Art Museum.

Japan: Kiyomizu bottle from Kyoto (1700-1800) in Asian Art Museum.

Japan: rectangular bottle by Kawai Kanjiro from Kyoto (1960) in Asian Art Museum.

Array of Chinese pottery, porcelain & other vessels.

China: wine vessel (1300-1050 BC) in Asian Art Museum.

China: bronze vessel in form of rhinoceros (1100-1050 BC) in Asian Art Museum.

China: Eastern Han dynasty earthenware dog (25-220) in Asian Art Museum.

China: Six dynasty earthenware Bactrian camel (500-50) in Asian Art Museum.

China: Tang dynasty glazed earthenware winged guardian monster (690-750) in Asian Art Museum.

China: Song dynasty bronze duck vessel (960-1279) in Asian Art Museum.

China: Qing dynasty Buddhist deity Simhavaktra Dakina (1736-95) in Asian Art Museum.

China: Qing dynasty trumpets of brass & human bone from inner Mongolia (1800-1911) in Asian Art Museum.

China: Ming dynasty dish with rabbit (1621-7) in Asian Art Museum.

Korea: silk bridal robe by Han Sang-Soo (2001) in Asian Art Museum.

Korea: Hanging scroll of Guardian King of the West by Jae-u (2003) in Asian Art Museum.

India: sandstone dancing Ganesh from Madhya Pradesh (900-1000) in Asian Art Museum.

India: schist section of throne with horse & elephant from Bihar (900-1100) in Asian Art Museum.

India: gilded wood throne with lions, bulls & peacocks from Surguja (1870-1920) in Asian Art Museum.

Iran: horse bridal cheek piece in form of mythical creature (1000-650 BC) in Asian Art Museum.

Iran: star shaped tile with phoenix prob. From Sultanabad (1292-3) in Asian Art Museum.


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