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All photos taken at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco I am participating in Ruby Tuesday 2

Flower taken at the San Francisco Zoo Korean King's Palanquin at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco Fallen Leaves at the San Francisco Botanical Garden I am participating in Macro Monday 2 Monday Mellow Yellows

A little heavy on the eyeliner don't ya think? Is this my best side? Someone needs a shave. Here's lookin at u kid! Mr. Anteater has his own digs at the zoo now. The Leaping Lemurs were screeching and playing all day long :) Gross Warning!!! Hippo Yawning I tried to get a shot of the rhino but he was right up against the front wall sunning himself and we could not see him. GO NINERS!!! Click the above widget for more Sundays In My City fun.

Shakespeare Garden (at an angle) San Francisco @ The DeYoung Museum San Francisco Leopard Shoe Chair @ 9th and Irving San Francisco Laughing Sal @ Musee Mechanique San Francisco Click the above widget for more Sundays In My City fun.

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India - Seated Ganesha - 1200 - 1300 Indonesia - Drum - 100 ace - 100 ce Indonesia(Eastern Java) Pair of door guardians - 1300 - 1400 Flute Player - I do not remember but I think this was Indonesia

The Hindu deity - Shiva - 1000 - 1100 Indonesia - Dagger Holder - 1800 - 1900 Japanese - The Buddhist deity - Achala Vidyaraja - 1100 - 1185 (This was one of my favorite pieces). Japanese - The Esoteric Buddhist King of Passion, Ragaraja - 1600 - 1700 China - The Buddhist deity Simhavaktra Dakini - The Enlightened One

Japanese Palanquin 1800's. These were used to transport emperors, samurais etc... and their families from there homes to the city and countryside. One palanquin was used for each family member.

Japanese Hand Warmer Japanese Porcelain Camellia Plate Japanese Porcelain Fern Plate Japanese Pottery Vase

The Koran is located in the Persian area of the Asian Art Museum. I was struck by it's intricate and detailed beauty. It is all gold leafed and just stunning to see. I don't know very much about the Koran so I thought I'd include a link here to Wikipedia so you could read more.

Click here to learn more about these friendship dolls exchanged between Japan and the United States.

Alcatraz Island aka "The Rock" San Francisco Bay Alcatraz Island shot taken from boat docks at Hyde St. Pier - San Francisco Bay Be sure to visit the other participants by clicking the above widget.

The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco is divided into seven geographic regions: South Asia; the Persian World and West Asia; Southeast Asia; the Himalayas and the Tibetan Buddhist World; China; Korea; and Japan. Winding through all the galleries are three major themes: the development of Buddhism; trade and cultural exchange; and local beliefs and practices. This particular museum is one of my favorites within San Francisco. It has been a while since I visited so I thought I would take advantage of their free day, visit a friend and check out the museum. I have always loved Asian art and being able to see the diverse collections within this museum is a real treat. I took dozens of photos so I will bring you several different posts containing various artworks in several different regions, throughout the next few weeks. In this post I will show you a few Buddha sculptures. For some of these I do have names and some I do not. Many of these were taken behind glass so you wi...