The San Diego Museum of Art
in California has ar twork from cultures around the world. This opening page lets you browse the site and discover their many exhibitions, classes, and performances.

1. Far Eastern Art Chinese art in this web gallery ranges from the Neolithic period (third millennium B.C.) to the twentieth century. Included are jades, ceramics, bronzes, sculptures, carved lacquers, paintings, and textiles. The Japanese art collection dates from the fifteenth century to modern times. The majority of the pieces are from the Edo period (1615-1868), an important era of social and economic change which paved the way for a modern Japan. Scroll down past the essay to view the thumbnails which link to larger images and descriptions.

2. South Asian Art This web gallery has art from India and Iran chosen for a variety of reasons - subject, technique, rarity. The highlighted items are all works of art on paper which form the most important and largest part of the museum's South Asian collection. They have tried to have an even distribution over time and space. Scroll down past the essay to view the thumbnails which link to larger images and descriptions.