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Image collections - Asia

Art of Asia

The Art of Asia features objects from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' permanent collection, and explores several cross-cultural Asian themes.

http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/

ArtServe

A huge Australian National University¡¯s database of over 185,000 art and architecture images of mainly Mediterranean Basin, Japan: 51,626 images, India: 8,748 images, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Borobudur, Korea, Syria: 8,028 images, Thailand, and Turkey: 26,191 images.

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/

Asian Art Exhibitions

A large and superb collection of online exhibitions of Asian art, both ancient and modern. Updated frequently.

http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions.html

Asian Historical Architecture

Over 5,700 photos of 415 sites in Asia.

http://www.orientalarchitecture.com/

Huntington Archive Buddhist and Related Arts

Photographic research and teaching archive of Buddhist and related arts, consisting of over 2,500 images, essays, guide to photo documentation; Buddhist art of China ; on-line exhibitions, the Rezk Collection of Tibetan art from the collection of the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, and several other Asian art sites. Includes:- Lost and Stolen Images of Afghanistan and Nepal, Art of Newar Buddhism in Nepal, Buddhist Art of China, and Image Study Sites for Teaching Purposes

http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/default.html

Artserve - Turkey

A huge Australian National University's database of over 185,000 art and architecture images of mainly Mediterranean Basin - 26,191 images

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raider4/turkey/db/index1.html

Lost and Stolen Images of Afghanistan and Nepal

http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/loststolen/losto.html

Art of Newar Buddhism in Nepal

http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/Nepal/nepal.html

ArtServe - Borobudur

A huge Australian National University¡¯s database of over 185,000 art and architecture images

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/indonesia/borobudur/

ArtServe - Cambodia

A huge Australian National University¡¯s database of over 185,000 art and architecture images of mainly Mediterranean Basin

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/cambodia/angkor/

ArtServe - Hong Kong

A huge Australian National University¡¯s database of over 185,000 art and architecture images

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/hongkong/

ArtServe India

A huge Australian National University¡¯s database of over 185,000 art and architecture images of mainly Mediterranean Basin, India: 8,748 images

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/india/index1.html

ArtServe - Japan

A huge Australian National University's database of over 185,000 art and architecture images of mainly Mediterranean Basin, Japan: 51,626 images

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/japan/index1.html

ArtServe - Korea

A huge Australian National University¡¯s database of over 185,000 art and architecture images

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/korea/korea/

ArtServe - Syria

A huge Australian National University¡¯s database of over 185,000 art and architecture images

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/raider4/syria/db/index1.html

ArtServe - Thailand

A huge Australian National University¡¯s database of over 185,000 art and architecture images

http://rubens.anu.edu.au/htdocs/bycountry/thailand/index1.html

Buddhist Art of China

http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/China/Chnhp.html

Image Study Sites for Teaching Purposes

http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/studyslide.htm