Collection of Asian Art

In November 1951, a ministerial decree established the Department of Oriental Art for the National Gallery’s Asian collections. Currently, the Collection of Asian Art manages over 13,000 art items from Japan, China, Korea, Tibet, Middle, South and Southeast Asia, as well as the Near East.

Amitabha, Tibet, 15th–16th century
Bhairavi Ragini, India, probably Avadh, 1760–1775
Reza Abbasi (circle), Portrait of Hakim Shifai, Iran, dated 1038 AH
Qi Baishi, Flying a Kite, China, c. 1930
Court dragon robe, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
King of the Underworld Enma (Enma daiō), Japan, 16th century
Head of the Buddha, Gandhara, today‘s Pakistan, 3rd–4th century
Three Mahasiddhas: Thogme, Nartapa and Lingbupa, Tibet, 17th century
The Buddha Subduing Mara, Thailand, 14th–15th century
Incense burner, Syria, 13th–14th century
Bodhisattva Guanyin Seated in Royal-ease Pose, China, Southern Song dynasty, 12th–13th century
Large plate with flower scrollwork, China, Ming dynasty, Yongle era (1402–1424)
Chest with the aristocratic crest of the Mōri family, Japan, first half of the 19th century
The Buddha and the Stories of his Previous Lives, Tibet, 17th–18th century
Kuvera, Indonesia, Java, 10th century
Chelaberd rug, The South Caucasus, Karabakh, mid-19th century
Incense burner ding with wooden lid, China, Ming dynasty, Xuande era (1426–1435)
Kanō Tsunenobu, Monkey Reaching for the Moon’s Reflection in the Waves, Japan, c. 1700
Octagonal jar with the motif of garden, Japan (Arita), 1690–1730

People

Mgr. Markéta Hánová, Ph.D.
Director of the Collection of Asian Art
Mgr. et Mgr. Kristýna Rendlová
Curator of the Collection of Asian Art
Mgr. Lenka Gyaltso
Curator of the Collection of Asian Art
Mgr. Jana Ryndová, Ph.D.
Curator of the Collection of Asian Art