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One of a pair of “Door Guardian” prints. This one portraying Yuzhi Gong. Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection, FSC-GR-626.

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Memories of a Lunar New Year Past

celebrations, Chinese New Year, Door gods, family traditions, holidays, Lunar New Year

Bob Koke leaning against a palm tree with one hand and legs crossed

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021

The Kokes in Bali and Beyond

Archives, Bali, Bob and Louise Koke, Indonesia

Puzzle pieces in a pile

December 17, 2020January 3, 2022

Puzzling our way through!

In-gallery photo of Buddhist sculptures at the Freer Gallery of Art

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020

This Day in Freer History: November 22, 1920

Amitabha, Buddha, Buddhism, C.T. Loo, Charles Lang Freer, China, east Asia, Eugene and Agnes Meyer, Freer at 100, Freer History, John E. Lodge, Katharine Nash Rhoades, provenance, sculpture, Xiangtangshan

Film still from "In the Future, They Ate from the Finest Porcelain", a desolate landscape with groups of military and workers digging holes in the desert

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Asian Futurisms and Speculative Fictions

Asian Film, film series, futurism, sci-fi, science fiction

Swami Vivekananda with one hand cupping his face, his elbow rests on the back of chair on which he is seated sideways.

September 27, 2020October 14, 2020

This Day in Freer History: September 27, 1893

Charles Lang Freer, Freer, Freer at 100, Freer Gallery of Art, Freer History, Swami Vivekananda, Vedanta, Yoga

Painting fragment of an Indian prince with a flower in one hand riding a white horse, representing the planet of Venus.

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

Astrology’s Reveal: Fragments of a Scroll

Astrology, Horoscopes, India, Indian art, painting, Planets, Zodiac

A couple standing on a hilltop and embracing, they are silhouetted in front of an orange sun rising or setting.

September 17, 2020September 14, 2020

Take a Chance on Japan

Asian Cinema, cinema, documentaries, film, film festival, Japan, Japanese cinema, Japanese film

September 1, 2020September 2, 2020

Zooming in on the Shapur Plate

Close looking, Online Tours, tours