Virtual Preview Showcase

In this program, museum curators will introduce you to some of our highly anticipated upcoming exhibitions:

Likeness and Legacy in Korean Portraiture, which explores rare 18th-century portraits and contemporary works within the deep history of portraiture in Korean culture.

The Heart of Zen, featuring revered Zen Buddhist paintings from Kyoto’s Ryokoin Zen temple, on view in the U.S. for the first time.

Gibbons at Play, which showcases Japanese folding screens on loan from the Kyoto National Museum.

Seeing Gender, a focused selection of works from our collection that reveal the complexities and nuances of gender across Asian art.

Please register to attend through the digital invitation. Not a Patron member? Consider upgrading with us today!

Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or 415.581.3740.

Image: Gibbons Playing on Rocks and Trees, by Shikibu Terutada (Japanese, active 16th  century). Muromachi period (1336–1573). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper. Kyoto National Museum. Important Cultural Property.