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American Council for Southern Asian Art
A non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the study and awareness of the art of South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayan regions.
American Institute of Indian Studies' Center for Art and Archeology
The Center for Art & Archaeology, a leading archive and library on visual arts and architecture of the Indian subcontinent, deploys its resources to facilitate scholarly research and to provide the broadest possible access to a diverse national and international audience.
Asianart.com
Asianart.com is dedicated to all aspects of Asian art. It is the ambition of asianart.com to offer a forum for scholars, museums and commercial galleries. The site displays highlights of exhibitions in public and private institutions and galleries; presents new discoveries by scholars and connoisseurs; and, by providing space for private galleries to present their works, offers the visitor a selection of fine Asian art worldwide.
Himalayan Art Resources
Himalayan Art Resources provides images of Himalayan and Tibetan style art for viewing from museum and private collections around the world, as an educational resource.
Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System
JAANUS is the on-line dictionary of Japanese architectural and art historical terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent. The dictionary contains approximately 8,000 terms related to traditional Japanese architecture and gardens, painting, sculpture and art-historical iconography from approximately the 1st century A.D. to the end of the Edo period (1868).
Japanese Buddhist Statuary: Gods, Goddesses, Shinto Kami, Creatures and Demons
The Huntington Archive normally does not link to commercial sites. However, this is one of the most valuable resources on Japanese Buddhism.
Rubin Museum of Art
The Rubin Museum of Art is home to a comprehensive collection of art from the Himalayas and surrounding regions. Through changing exhibitions and an array of engaging public programs, the Museum offers opportunities to explore the artistic legacy of the Himalayan region and to appreciate its place in the context of world cultures.
Sidney D. Gamble Photographs
From 1908 to 1932, Sidney Gamble visited China four times, traveling throughout the country to collect data for social-economic surveys and to photograph urban and rural life, public events, architecture, religious statuary, and the countryside.
The Gamble Collection at Duke University contains approximately 5,500 photographs, primarily of China, from between 1917-1932.
The Tibetan and Himalayan Library
The Tibetan and Himalayan Library is a publisher of websites, information services, and networking facilities relating to the Tibetan plateau and southern Himalayan regions. This resource is invaluable for a multidisciplinary study of Tibetan and Himalayan culture.
Tibet Art Register: Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet
This website provides digital photographs of the 500 most important Buddhist sculptures in the collections of the Jokhang Tsuglagkhang temple and the Potala palace in Lhasa. The photographs were taken in Tibet between 1980 and 1997.
Digital photographs can be downloaded free of charge for personal use or for publication.