Appreciating Chinese Calligraphy
A comprehensive, short documentary on the art of Chinese calligraphy.
A comprehensive, short documentary on the art of Chinese calligraphy.
A video tour of the Asian Art Museum’s collection galleries highlighting ceramics, jades, bronzes, paintings, and Buddhist arts representing some six thousand years of Chinese culture and tradition. Filmed in former museum location (prior to 2003) in Golden Gate Park. Presented by Brian Hogarth.
An introduction to Korean Confucianism and related architecture.
Learn about some of the most prolific archaeological sites in China, including the burial complex of the First Emperor and Sanxingdui.
An introduction to Zen, a form of Buddhism that emphasizes seeking one's own Buddha nature through meditation.
Watch a lunar new year story about a beast named Nian.
Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Liz Nichols, tells a Japanese story about Amaterasu, the sun goddess, in the museum's Japan galleries.
Watch artist Kong Pak-yu demonstrate brushpainting at the Asian Art Museum.
Master Chinese calligrapher Cai Xingyi demonstrates five major scripts.
Learn about samurai armor by exploring artworks in the Asian Art Museum's collection.