These elaborate ear pendants and headdress were worn by Jewish or Berber women in modern-day Morocco Amazigh (Berber) jewelry by Dr. Peri Klemm and Dr. Beth Harris
This painting depicts the moment when the Ethiopian army defeated Italian aggressors, defending itself against colonization Battle of Adwa by Dr. Peri Klemm and Dr. Steven Zucker
Two folding screens from Edo Japan show a lavish golden garden and 36 poem cards by the famous calligrapher Hon'ami Kōetsu. Hon’ami Kōetsu, Folding Screen mounted with poems by Dr. Sonia Coman and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank
Take a trip across the U.S.A. with Nam June Paik's "Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, 1995." SAAM: Nam June Paik, Electronic Superhighway: Continental ... by Smithsonian American Art Museum
The composition of the painting seems to have borrowed depictions of the Three Laughers of Tiger Creek, a popular allegorical story about the meeting of three famous figures. Shakyamuni, Laozi, and Confucius by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
The smoke from incense was used as a link between the earthly realm and the heavenly world. Li (tripod)-shaped cloisonné incense burner by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Artists during the Ming dynasty often honored their patrons by portraying them in a garden studio. Shen Zhou, A Spring Gathering by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
The artwork is based on a well-known Chinese folktale about a group of monkeys attempting to capture the moon. Xu Bing, Monkeys Grasp for the Moon by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
This Chinese calligraphy piece is written on a folding fan. Wang Wen, Poem in cursive script by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Painted in lavish mineral-based colors of blue, green, and brownish yellow, this painting is a typical “blue-and-green” landscape in Chinese art Qiu Ying, Journey to Shu by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
A scholar playing a zither while enjoying some beautiful scenery is a popular genre in Chinese landscape paintings. Copy after Qiu Ying, Playing the Zither ... by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
This handscroll vividly portrays eleven dancing dragons. Eleven Dragons handscroll by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
This painting depicts the most important festival in China—the Lunar New Year. Palace Women and Children Celebrating the New ... by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
This canteen exemplifies the dynamic flow of ideas and objects between the Islamic world and China that invigorated both artistic traditions. Canteen by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Ancestor portraits are typically commissioned by the family members of the deceased ancestors Portraits of Shi Wenying and Lady Guan by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
This is an iconic photo of Cixi, the Empress Dowager of Qing China, in the early 1900s Xunling, The Empress Dowager Cixi with foreign ... by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
China has captivated the world for thousands of years with its skill and creativity in working with silk. Summer chaofu (formal court dress) for a ... by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
Tea drinking has been an essential part of Chinese culture for centuries Landscape: tea sipping under willows by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
This painting belongs to a small group of eight similar, imperially commissioned works that depict the Qianlong Emperor as the bodhisattva Manjushri Imperial Workshop and Giuseppe Castiglione, The Qianlong ... by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution
This ivory image of Guanyin of art shows extreme attention to decorative details Standing figure of Guanyin as Buddha by National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution