Asia - RAMM

The Asia collection consists of material from China, Japan, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Tibet, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India.

Significant pieces include a 19th century Ainu elm bark cloth tunic from an Ainu fisherman in the Ishicari district on the northwest coast of Hokkaido island, Japan. There are also a series of 15th century ceramic plaques from the Shwegugyi and Ajapalacetiya pagodas of Bago in lower Myanmar. They depict scenes from the temptation of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) by the demon Mara.

There will be a case in the World Cultures gallery that is dedicated to Asian material culture and this will feature rarely seen items, both old and new. There will be examples of Chinese and Japanese porcelain dating to the 19th century, Burmese textiles plus a more modern and exquisite example of lacquerware from Japan.

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  Golden Fields of Rice by Mutsumi Suzuki
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  Tobacco jar
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  Kingfisher feather hairpin