Video
Artwork
Hawk on oak tree, approx. 1630–1650
Hawk on oak tree, by Soga Nichokuan (Japanese, active approx. 1624–1658), approx. 1630–1650. Hanging scroll; Ink on paper. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60D18.
Video
Hajj Stories (Bay Area): Takeaways from the Hajj
Inspired by the British Museum’s video Hajj Stories, staff at the Asian Art Museum asked Bay Area Muslims who have performed the hajj to share experiences of their journeys.
Video
Hajj Stories (Bay Area): Performing the Hajj
Inspired by the British Museum’s video Hajj Stories, staff at the Asian Art Museum asked Bay Area Muslims who have performed the hajj to share experiences of their journeys.
Video
Hajj Stories (Bay Area): Introduction to the Hajj
Inspired by the British Museum’s video Hajj Stories, staff at the Asian Art Museum asked Bay Area Muslims who have performed the hajj to share experiences of their journeys.
Artwork
Guru Nanak's meeting with Praladh, from a manuscript of the Janam Sakhi (Life Stories), 1800–1900
Guru Nanak’s meeting with Praladh, from a manuscript of the Janam Sakhi (Life Stories), 1800–1900. India or Pakistan; Punjab region. Opaque watercolors and gold on paper. Asian Art Museum, Gift of the Kapany Collection, 1998.58.26. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
Artwork
Guru Nanak converses with Muslim clerics, from a manuscript of the Janam Sakhi (Life Stories), 1800–1900
Guru Nanak converses with Muslim clerics, from a manuscript of the Janam Sakhi (Life Stories), 1800–1900. India or Pakistan; Punjab region. Opaque watercolors on paper. Asian Art Museum, Gift of the Kapany Collection, 1998.58.22. Photograph © Asian Art Museum.
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Guru Nanak and the holy man Sant Ren, from a manuscript of the Janam Sakhi (Life Stories), 1800–1900
Background Information
Guru Nanak and his Life Stories (Janam Sakhi)
Artwork
Guardian King of the South and Buddhist Guardian King of the East, approx. 950-1000
Virudhaka (Japanese: Zochoten), Buddhist Guardian King of the South and Dhritarashtra (Japanese: Jikokuten), Buddhist Guardian King of the East. Heian Period (794-1185), approx. 950-1000. Japan. Wood and pigments. The Avery Brundage Collection, B6S318+.