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We went to this Asian Art museum in San Francisco (US) last month. My son and grand niece were insisting us to see this museum. And thank god, we did! This museum has got artifacts from the B.C. era., from Arabian countries, China, Tibet, Japan, Turkey and India. Let me first post a couple of the best Buddhist sculptures, I admired there and still remains in my mind.
I clicked this sculpture in different angles. This is called the sculpture of
Guhyasamaja embracing Sparshavajra! ![]() |
| This is the best bronze sculpture, I have ever seen in my life! |
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| This sculpture was the best. Click on the picture and notice the intricate carving...hands, fingers, ornaments... |
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| Another angle! |
This is another sculpture but I think the subject of the sculpture is the same as of the above! I love the fingers, especially, here! Are they mudras? Can anyone tell me a bit more about this sculpture please? I am not familiar with this sect of Buddhism.
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| Notice the fingers, ornaments, the folds in the clothes....incredible! Three faces! This is a different one. |
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| I don't know much about this Buddhist deity. So, I took the picture of the detailed description of the deity. It was inside a glass case! We were asked not to use flash. And a staff was watching people all the time. I was a bit nervous. Still, the pictures of the deity are clear I think. |
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| I should have centred it properly:( The II page is here! Click on the pictures for a stunning view!) |
This link gives a clear photo and details of the description clearly!
I loved the sculpture of our Hindu God, Vishnu also. A sculpture of Parvathi also was there. But it was not as beautiful as this:
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| Black stone sculpture of Lord Vishnu. Notice the intricate design here too! Click on the picture pl. The facial features are very sharp. I think we have seen this type of sculpture at Beluru, Karnataka. This one is also from Karnataka, India. |
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| Another angle! It looks so beautiful! |
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| Click on the picture to read clearly pl. |
This link has got more details of the museum. Actually 3-4 hours' time is not enough to view this museum. We saw Ganesha sculptures of different types. But Buddha's were prominent!
Please visit this museum to see treasures of our country and our neighbouring countries when you visit San Francisco, U.S. The atmosphere is very serene inside this museum. This will stay in my memory, always.
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