Current Exhibitions
American Art
Detail, The Ocean Wave; 1883-1884; F1906.54
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Detail, Pair of lions with erotes as riders; S2013.2.77.1–2
Detail, Plate; Metalwork, Vessel; 4th century; Sasanian period; Silver and gilt; H x Diam: 5 x 24 cm (1 15/16 x 9 7/16 in); Iran; Purchase; Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; F1934.23
Detail, Jar; S1998.21
Art Across Asia
Arts of the Islamic World
Detail, Bowl, F1957.24
Chinese Art
Detail, Pavilion of Rising Clouds, F1908.171
Detail, Monkeys Grasp for the Moon
Contemporary Art
Detail, Somayeh, from Blank Pages of an Iranian Photo Album; Newsha Tavakolian; courtesy of Newsha Tavakolian/Magnum photos, ELS2019.4.1.
Detail, Monkeys Grasp for the Moon
Japanese Art
Detail, Shrine Portrait; F2002.11a-c
Tale of the Crane (Tsuru no monogatari), F1966.18.
Korean Art
Detail, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Gwaneum bosal). Korea, Goryeo period, ca. 1220–85. Gilt wood, gilt copper, and iron with crystal inlays. National Museum of Korea, Seoul
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Shiva Nataraja, F2003.2
Detail, Shiva and Uma (Somaskanda); Figure; Chola dynasty, 12th century; Bronze; India, Tamil Nadu; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery; S1987.907a-e
Southeast Asian Art
Bhairava. LTS 2017.1.1. View full image »