The Verbiest Map, 1674 (interactive)
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Thousand-Character Classic
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Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Video
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0:05:11
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Calligrapher Cai Xingyi writes an excerpt from the Thousand-Character Classic in semicursive script. The Thousand-Character Classic in clerical script, written by calligrapher Wen Peng (1498–1573) will be on view at the Asian Art Museum during the exhibition, Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy (October 5, 2012–January 13, 2013).
Tibetan Buddhism in China and Mongolia
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Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Background Information
Torso of a bodhisattva, approx. 700–750
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Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Artwork
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Torso of a bodhisattva, approx. 700–750, by Wen Fong. China; cave XXI, Tianlongshan, Shanxi Province. Tang dynasty (618–906). Sandstone. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60S6+.
Trade: Technology and Ideas with Shoufu Yin
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Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Video
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0:01:20
Description:
Shoufu Yin, Department of History Graduate Student, UC Berkeley, discusses trade technologies and ideas at the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project Medieval Japan Teacher Institute, held at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco in 2017.
Traditional Porcelain Production in Jingdezhen, China
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High School (9-12), College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
0:5:18
Description:
View the step-by-step process of traditional porcelain production in Jingdezhen, where ceramic vessels were made for China's emperors for more than 500 years.
Tricksters! Storytelling Tour (selected resources)
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Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5)
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Lesson or Activity
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This selection of resources introduces stories of trickster characters from across Asia. Resources support the Tricksters! storytelling school program at the Asian Art Museum.
Twelve views of West Lake, approx. 1740–1776
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Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Artwork
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Twelve views of West Lake, approx. 1740-1776, by Ike Taiga (1723-1776). Japan; Edo period (1615-1868). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and light colors on paper. Gift of Asian Art Foundation, B65D51.
Unearthing the Afterlife: Chinese Funerary Art and Han Beliefs about the Underworld
Grade Level:
College and Beyond
Resource Type:
Video
Duration:
0:56:45
Description:
Fan Zhang, Senior Associate Curator of Chinese Art at the Asian Art Museum and curator of the exhibition, Tomb Treasures, guides us through the show and describes the burial customs of the Han dynasty. Zhang highlights objects through an in-depth look at highlights in the exhibition.
Unpacking and Installing a Terracotta Horse
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Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Video
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0:02:07
Description:
View a time-lapse of a terracotta horse as it's unwrapped and installed at the Asian Art Museum. China's Terracotta Warriors will be on view at the Asian Art Museum form February 22–May 27, 2013.