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Friends of Asian Art

The Friends of Asian Art brings together individuals with a serious interest in the arts of China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas.

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Asian Art Books at The Met

July 8, 2020

By Min Xu

Museum Librarian Min Xu discusses the history of Asian art book collecting at The Met.

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MetKids Scavenger Hunt: Asian Art

October 4, 2018

By The MetKids Editoral Team

The #MetKids Team challenges kids to find Asian artworks through the #MetKids time machine.

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Nine "Secrets" about the History of the Met's Department of Asian Art

February 20, 2015

By Maxwell K. (Mike) Hearn

In conjunction with the Asian Art centennial, Mike Hearn, Douglas Dillon Chairman of the Department of Asian Art, discusses nine little-known facts regarding the department's history.

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Galleys in the Gallery: A Look at a Newly Acquired Drawing

April 11, 2014

By Cabelle Ahn

Cabelle Ahn, volunteer in the Department of Drawings and Prints, introduces a fascinating eighteenth-century drawing on view through April 28.

Essay

Painting Formats in East Asian Art

October 1, 2004

By Department of Asian Art

In all cases, it has never been the tradition in East Asia to display works of art for long periods of time. They are shown for short occasions and then put away in storage.

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Transcultural Trade and the History of Asian American Heritage

May 26, 2021

By Shivani Sud and Shweta Raghu

Five objects from The Met collection highlight the influence of Asian art on Western culture.

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South Asian Art and Culture

February 1, 2007

By Vidya Dehejia

The artistic remains, consisting of sacred image as well as sensuous, often flamboyant figures of women, emphasize the intermingling of the sacred and the secular in the art of India.

Essay

The Manila Galleon Trade (1565–1815)

October 1, 2003

By Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The so-called Manila Galleon (“Nao de China” or “Nao de Acapulco”) brought porcelain, silk, ivory, spices, and myriad other exotic goods from China to Mexico in exchange for New World silver.

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Pensive bodhisattva

Date: mid-7th century
Accession Number: 2003.222

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METROPOLITAN TO DESIGNATE ASIAN ART GALLERIES THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING WING

(New York, November 9, 2004)—The Metropolitan Museum of Art today announced that it will officially name its Asian art galleries the Florence and Herbert Irving Asian Wing in recognition of the couple's exceptionally generous new promised gift to the Museum—which, together with their previous support, constitutes one of the largest gifts ever made to advance the field of Asian art in any American museum.