Asian Collection September 5, 2008

The museum holds religious and secular works from China, India, Japan, Tibet and Southeast Asia. Hindu art is depicted by several fine Indian sculptures of the 10th to 12th centuries. Buddhist art is represented by Indian, Tibetan, Thai and Burmese sculpture and textiles. The Chinese works feature a number of ceramic pieces. A fascinating area of the Asian collection is devoted to the art of Japan. The museum's Japanese collection includes a variety of netsukes, a cast bronze sculpture of a samurai, examples of export ceramics, and an elegant palanquin.