Background Information
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) Education and Tradition
Background Information
Tibetan Thangka Painting (Sacred Pictures)
In Tibet, religious paintings come in several forms, including wall paintings, thangkas (sacred pictures that can be rolled up), and miniatures for ritual purposes or for placement in household shrines.
Background Information
Tibetan Buddhism in China and Mongolia
Artwork
Throne for a Buddha image, 1850–1900
Throne for a Buddha image, 1850–1900. Burma. Lacquered and gilded wood and metal with mirror inlay. Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Southeast Asian Art Collection, 2006.27.1.
Activity
The Verbiest Map, 1674 (interactive)
Explore this interactive map.
Artwork
The Urami Waterfall in Niko, 1853
The Urami Waterfall in Niko, Picture of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces, August, 1853, by Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797 – 1858), Woodblock print; Ink and colors on paper, Gift of Japanese Prints from the Collection of Emmeline Johnson. Donated by Oliver and Elizabeth Johnson, 1994.48. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Video
The Tet Pole
Asian Art Museum storyteller Miriam Mills tells a New Year story from Vietnam in the Southeast Asian galleries of the Asian Art Museum.
Video
The Teabowl that Fed a Thousand People...But Couldn't Hold Water
Storyteller, Ann Riley, tells a Japanese folktale about a mysterious teabowl with the use of artworks from the Asian Art Museum’s collection.
Lesson
The Story of Rama (Curriculum Unit)
Students explore the characters and themes in the Story of Rama, making connections between the epic and their lives today.
