introduction
BEGINNINGS:
THE PHOEBE HEARST ERA (1902-1920)


TRANSITION (1920-1945)

EXPANSION (1945-1960)

CULMINATION (1960-1980)

The Americas
Africa
Asia
India

Central and Western Asia

Japan

China

01. Buddha sculpture, bronze

02. Woman's shoes and Figurine of a woman

03. Geomancer's compass

04. Toy of two grasshoppers, palm leaf

05. Puppet for a Taoist drama

Indonesia

Oceania and Australia

RECENT YEARS (1980-2001)

RECENT ACQUISITIONS

China

The museum's Chinese collections are quite miscellaneous. Most of the holdings from this region are decorative art objects that came to the museum with little provenience information. Because mainland China was forbidden to outside researchers for so long, documented field collections are relatively rare.