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The most extraordinary collection of Tibetan art in the Western Hemisphere is on view in eight permanent galleries, the centerpiece of which is a Buddhist Altar consecrated in 1990 by the 14th Dalai Lama. Click here to take our virtual tour of the Tibetan Buddhist Altar.
The magnificent Asian Collections, representing the major cultures of East and South Asia, were established in 1909 with the founding of the Museum. The Museum's collection of Tibetan art has its origins in a remarkable group of items brought from the Sino-Tibetan borderland by Dr. Albert L. Shelton, a medical missionary, between 1911 and 1920. The Museum also acquired three other missionary collections from northeastern Tibet, significantly enriching its holdings in ethnographic and ceremonial art. Paintings, sculpture, ritual objects, fine textiles and documentary photographs are featured in the galleries.
The Tibetan galleries include the Tibet Information Zone, an interactive, educational resource for individuals and families on Tibetan life and culture.
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Monumental stone and ceramic sculpture from India highlight the Museum's holdings. Paintings and decorative arts are also on view. The collections date from the Neolithic period to the nineteenth century.
One of the major Japanese collections in the eastern United States, this collection includes paintings, sculpture, netsuke, ukiyo-e prints, textiles and ceramics. Changing exhibitions in the galleries explore themes such as Buddhist Art and women in painting.
The Korean collection has notable examples of pottery and porcelain dating from the fourth to the seventeenth century, and has recently been enhanced by additions of textiles, folk painting on panels and screens, sculpture, furniture and architectural elements.
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The wide-ranging Chinese collection encompasses ceramics, textiles, metalwork, enamels, lacquer ware, wood and stone carvings. There are changing exhibitions in the gallery, with thematic installations such as the art of calligraphy and the costumes of wedding ceremonies.
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You can contact the Asian Art Department at asian@newarkmuseum.org
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Images:
Banner (detail): Tibetan Buddhist Altar, Consecrated by His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama, September 23, 1990
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Tibetan Buddhist Altar (detail), Consecrated by His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama, September 23, 1990
A Prince Uncovers His Sleeping Beloved, Painting, Watercolor and gold on paper, Gift of Sally Sample, Aall, 1997, India 97.19.5
Head of Buddha, Pakistan, Gandahara, Third - Fourth centuries, Stucco with traces of color, Gift of Dr. Richard J. Nalin, 1995 95.111.3
Katsukawa Shunsho, The Actor Ichikawa II as Shosho, 1776, Print, ink and colors on paper, Purchase 1951 Wallace M. Scudder Bequest Fund 51.128 51.128
Jar with Lid, Stoneware, Korea, Purchase 1966, Sophronia Anderson Bequest Fund 66.108
Large Jar, China, Eighth - Ninth centuries, Glazed stoneware, Gift of Herman A.E. Jaehne and Paul C. Jaehne, 1941 41.2107
All works shown here are from the Collection of Newark Museum.
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South and Southeast Asia
China