Asian Art Museum - San Francisco
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 will see reflections in some of these photos.
This is a closeup of Amida, the Seated Buddha - Japan (794-1185)
It is always so difficult to get photos, sans people especially on free days. This is a shot of The Seated Buddha, Amida in the Japan area.
Comments
Josep, I will have more during the following days.
Icy, :) I know, I should really go there during the week in Autumn or Winter when no one is around.
Ian, The Philippines is represented though I did not take names and descriptions of everything I photographed. It was just too chaotic at times. I will go back when there are less people around.
Duni, you should visit someday, we will show you around.
Doan, I think it's because they are meditating. Thanks.
Bossy, It is so cool, I love it there. Thank you.