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Collections of Asian art:
| Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
Asia Society, New York |
| National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Mo. |
Seattle Asian Art Museum |
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
British Museum, London |
Musée Guimet, Paris |
| National Palace Museum, Taipei |
Palace Museum, Beijing |
Kyoto National Museum |
| Tokyo National Museum |
Nara National Museum |
National Museum of Korea, Seoul |
H-Buddhism,
an H-Net discussion list. The searchable discussion logs, book reviews,
and Buddhist studies links may be useful in your research.
The Huntington
Archive of Buddhist and Related Art. Especially valuable for its online
exhibitions (not just of Buddhist art) and projects (including
the following pages: Photographic Guide to Lost and Stolen Images of Afghanistan
and Nepal; Buddhist Art of China; and—under construction—an online searchable
database of the images of the Huntington Archive).
BuddhaNet's Buddhist
Studies provides an introduction to several aspects of Buddhism, with
sections entitled Basic Buddhism Guide; Buddhist Studies for Primary and
Secondary Schools; Online Study Guide; Buddhist History and Culture; and
The Buddhist World.
Ancient Buddhist Texts, compiled by Ānandajoti Bhikkhu, includes many resources that provide insight into the historic Buddha's life and teachings, including maps and English translations of texts.
International Dunhuang Project,
a project of the British Library. This site provides general information
about Buddhism in India, Central Asia, China and Tibet, as well as a selection
of images from Silk Road sites.
Asian Historical
Architecture, "a photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage.
Here you can view over 5700 photos of 404 sites in fifteen countries,
with extensive background information and 'virtual tours.'"
JAANUS (Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System) is the online Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and
Art Historical Terminology, compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent. Thanks to Reference Librarian Michael Hunter for alerting me to this resource.
The Japanese
Garden, created by Clifton Olds of Bowdoin College. Take a virtual
tour of the historic gardens of Kyoto at this site. (Many are associated
with Zen Buddhist temples.) Includes pictures, histories and maps.
Internet Guide for Chinese Studies is a guide to academic websites on China organized according to the Library of Congress classification system; it includes sections on Fine Arts, Literature, Philosophy/Religion, Geography, and Bibliography. Published by the China WWW Virtual Library and maintained at the Sinological Institute, Leiden University, Netherlands, with support from the Institute of Chinese Studies (Heidelberg University), the Berlin State Library, and the German Research Foundation. Thanks to Reference Librarian Michael Hunter for alerting me to this resource.
A Visual
Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization, prepared by Patricia Buckley Ebrey
of the University of Washington. This is a must-see for students of Chinese
art history! Topics include Ancient Tombs, Buddhism, Calligraphy, Military
Technology, Painting, Homes, Gardens, Clothing and Graphic Arts.
East Asian Scroll Paintings, created and maintained by the University of Chicago's Center for the Art of East Asia. This invaluable resource provides high-resolution, scrolling digital images of Chinese and Japanese handscrolls, including a couple of examples of Buddhist paintings. A bonus: the images are annotated.
Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy documents the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution. An incredible resource, this site includes object documentation and images for 82 paintings and three independent works of calligraphy.
The award-winning Mother
of All Art and Art History Links Pages, started and maintained by
my old friends (Andrew Midkiff and Patrick Young) at the University of
Michigan. A very good general source for all art historians.
Virtual
Library Museums Pages, maintained by Jonathan Bowen. Want to know
about the collections and special exhibitions of museums all over the
world? Go here first and find their websites.
The HWS Library.
Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide, at the website for The Chicago Manual of Style Online. Refer to this when you need to put your citations in proper format for art history papers.
Canvas, the electronic course center for HWS, with a mirror site to this one (but with an online grade book and discussion board).
Links last checked on 20 January 2025.
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