Below is a list of past and current exhibitions relating to Asian Art. For all current and upcoming exhibitions, click here.
Past and Current Exhibitions
Clay, Wood, and Paper: Materials for Korean Art
October 6, 2007 - Spring 2009Marvels of the Malla Period: A Nepalese Renaissance 1200–1603
December 22, 2007 - December 7, 2008Multiple Modernities: India, 1905-2005
June 14, 2008 - December 7, 2008Cornucopia: Recent Acquisitions in Japanese Art
November 24, 2007 - October 2008Rhythms of India: The Art of Nandalal Bose (1882-1966)
June 27, 2008 - September 1, 2008A Flute in the Forest: Tales of Young Krishna
December 22, 2007 - June 1, 2008The Book of War: The Free Library of Philadelphia's Mughal Razmnama Folios
July 14, 2007 - December 9, 2007Tibetan Ritual Arts
June 2, 2007 - December 9, 2007Japanese Literati Culture in the Edo Period
October 7, 2006 - November 11, 2007Celebrate Korea: A Decade of Collecting
July 8, 2006 - September 23, 2007Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran: Japanese Masters of the Brush
May 1, 2007 - July 22, 2007Fantastic and Functional Animals in Indian Art
December 9, 2006 - June 30, 2007Conserving a Tibetan Altar
December 9, 2006 - May 27, 2007The Arts of War and Peace: Persian Miniatures from the Collection
November 29, 2005 - December 17, 2006Gilding the Lotus: Enriching the Himalayan Collection
June 10, 2006 - November 26, 2006Lines of Thought: Indian Drawings from the Dean Walker Collection
July 15, 2006 - November 26, 2006Kachō-ga: Flowers and Birds in Japanese Art
May 28, 2005 - September 24, 2006Adventures in a Perfect World: North Indian Narrative Paintings, 1750–1850
November 23, 2005 - July 6, 2006Paradise Found: Buddhist Art of Korea
February 26, 2005 - June 25, 2006The Arts of Korea: Selections from the Collection
May 5, 2005 - June 25, 2006Why the Wild Things Are: Personal Demons & Himalayan Protectors
November 23, 2005 - May 28, 2006Scenes from the Shahnama and Khavarannama
October 22, 2002 - November 27, 2005Book Arts of India
May 7, 2005 - November 6, 2005Mongols, Manchus, and Monks: The Art of Tibetan Diplomacy
May 7, 2005 - November 6, 2005Libations: Wine and Tea in East Asia
November 13, 2003 - May 15, 2005Himalayan Texts and Charms
October 23, 2004 - April 24, 2005Masterpieces of Indian Painting from the Alvin O. Bellak Collection, A Tribute
October 9, 2004 - April 24, 2005Korea Now!
August 2003 - February 23, 2005Primary Colors: Paintings from 17th-Century Central India and 18th-Century Nepal
May 13, 2004 - October 11, 2004Currents in Clay
September 13, 2000 - May 9, 2004India's Middle Ground: Art of the Deccan
August 16, 2003 - February 29, 2004Learned Lamas: The Teacher in Tibetan Art
August 16, 2003 - February 29, 2004Mountain Dreams: Contemporary Ceramics by Yoon Kwang-cho
September 2, 2003 - January 4, 2004Translations and Transformations: Chinese Themes in Japanese Art
November 30, 2002 - October 31, 2003Divine Union: The Transformation of Desire in Himalayan Art
October 8, 2002 - July 2003Stories, Ceremonies, and Souvenirs: Popular Painting from Eastern India
January 21 - July 2003Love by the Book: Painting and Poetry in India
June 18, 2002 - January 12, 2003Calligraphy for the Queen: Indo-Islamic Art at the 1876 Centennial
November 14, 2001 - October 20, 2002Hands On: Japanese Craft and Design of the 20th Century
November 7, 2001 - September 15, 2002The Spirit of Korea
September 13, 2000 - August 27, 2002Transcendent Bliss: Chinese Buddhist Art from the Collection
June 23, 2001 - August 11, 2002West Meets East: China and Japan at the Centennial Exhibition
May 10, 2001 - June 26, 2002Monkey Tales: Images of Hanuman in Indian Art
December 18, 2001 - June 2, 2002Spiritual Seekers: Asceticism and Piety in Indian Painting
June 19, 2001 - December 9, 2001Wind in the Mountains: Chinese Ming Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy
July 1, 2000 - June 17, 2001Picturing the Divine
October 24, 2000 - June 10, 2001Intimate Worlds: Masterpieces of Indian Painting from the Alvin O. Bellak Collection
March 2, 2001 - April 29, 2001Tea, Poetry, and Rimpa: Works From Japan
July 1, 2000 - April 29, 2001The Arts of Hon'ami Kōetsu, Japanese Renaissance Master
July 29, 2000 - October 29, 2000Earthly Gods and Heavenly Kings: Painting Royalty and Divinity in India
January 22, 2000 - October 15, 2000Famed and Fabled in Chinese Painting
August 14, 1999 - June 18, 2000Fun & Games in Japanese Art
August 14, 1999 - June 18, 2000Making the Path to Perfection: Art for the Jains in India
June 26, 1999 - January 16, 2000Ink Traces: East Asian Calligraphy
August 11, 1998 - August 2, 1999Chinese Lacquer Boxes
November 21, 1998 - June 1, 1999Recent Acquisitions in Asian Art
April 15, 1997 - October 31, 1998Chinese Export Porcelain for the American Market
April 17, 1998 - September 6, 1998Frolicking Animals
September 26, 1997 - August 2, 1998Epics from the Hills: Pahari Paintings of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, 1750–1850
December 17, 1997 - June 28, 1998Opening of the William P. Wood Gallery of Indian Art
June 1, 1997 - November 30, 1997







