Classroom Internet Library
Asian Art
 Minneapolis Institute of Art: Asian Art 
The Minneapolis Institute of Art's collection of Asian art includes works from 17 cultures spanning nearly 5,000 years. You can view close to 300 works from the collection and zoom in for a closer look at object details. A special Arts of Asia section includes over 500 objects, online videos that explore various aspects of Asian art, maps, suggested readings, curators' comments, and study guides.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art
You'll find more than 1000 objects online from the Sacker and the Freer's collections of art from China, Japan, Korea, South Asia, South East Asia, Egypt, and the Ancient Near East. In addition to individual objects, you'll also find online exhibits.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
The Asia Society Museum
The Asia Society in New York has works from South Asia, Himalaya, Southeast Asia, China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan in its permanent collection of Asian art. Take a narrated guided tour, view a series of regional timelines of Asian cultures from 2000 BC to the present, or learn more about the artworks. Special Note: You will also find online exhibits of Asian art at the Asia Society home page in the art and culture section and K-12 as well as additional art resources at the AskAsia section.
Intended Audience: General/Students/Teachers Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes
Kyoto National Museum
You can access detailed images with text introductions to over one hundred of the Japanese masterpieces in the museum's Collection as well as a searchable image database of over 10,000 images of over 2,000 objects or sets of objects from the museum's collection. You'll find ceramics, sculpture, paintings, calligraphy, textiles, metalwork, and lacquerware. In a special Museum Dictionary for kids, you'll find a look at the ancient cultures of Asia as they are presented in the region's art.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Ho-am Museum
Take a virtual tour and look at some of the ancient and Buddhist art; paintings and calligraphy from the Koryo Dynasty to the end of the Choson Dynasty, white porcelain from the Choson Dynasty; Punch' ong Ware; and Celadon pottery. You will need to download the Live Picture Viewer plug-in provided by the museum to view the site.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Himalayan Art
Explore the world of Himalayan and Tibetan art at this site that exhibits images of art from museum, university and private collections around the world. In addition, you will also find online exhibits exploring the art of the region.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Viewing Japanese Prints
Explore 300 years of Japanese printmaking from 17th-19th century Ukiyo-e to 20th century Kindai hanga. You'll find images of prints, background information on the artist and a discussion of the style of each print.
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The Floating World of Ukiyo-e
Step into the world of 17th-19th century Japanese Ukiyo-e prints at this exhibit from the Library of Congress.
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Asian Civilisations Museum
This museum in Singapore houses works from China, Southeast Asia, India and West Asia. You can view highlights from its collections and online exhibits.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
View over 5,000 works of art from China, Korea, Japan, and India and South East Asia.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Gitter-Yelen Art Study Center
Explore Japanese paintings from the Edo period (1615-1868) at this site. You can view paintings by school, artist, or subject.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Norton Simon Museum of Art: South Asia
Explore some of the art from Thailand, Tibet, India, Pakistan, and Cambodia. Sections of each item can be enlarged up to four times and each item is accompanied by a detailed description.
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Tokyo National Museum
Images of over 500 of the various works of art and decorative art, as well archeological relics in the museum's collection of Japanese; Korean; Indian; Chinese; Egyptian; South East, Central, and Western Asian art; and Western art. You can search the collection by region or type of art.
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Peabody Essex Museum
This museum in Salem, Massachusetts has an extensive collection of art and artifacts from Asia, including collections of art from Japan, Korea, India, and China. Be sure to visit the exhibit section for a number of online exhibits featuring Asian art.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Nara National Museum
Explore art and antiquities from Nara Prefecture in central Japan. Parts of the site are in Japanese, although the site says that it will be adding English translations soon.
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Lee Kong Chian Art Museum
This museum at the National University of Singapore contains ceramics, jade, bronze, and paintings and calligraphy works from China.
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Detroit Institute of Art: Asia
View art from China, Korea, Japan, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Cambodia, Thailand, and Tibet. Each object can be enlarged and is accompanied by a detailed description. Some objects include detailed views.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Hermitage Museum: Oriental Art
Explore some of the art from Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Central Asia, Byzantium, countries of the Near and Far East at this site from the Hermitage Museum.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Art of Asia
Explore some of the art from China, Korea, Japan, India, Pakistan, Tibet, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Each item can be enlarged and is accompanied by a detailed description. Some items include a audio comments from museum staff.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art
Be sure to check out the Passport to Asia for Kids and Teachers at this site. You'll find teaching packets, coloring sheets, and movies that explore Asian culture and religion.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Asian Art
You can view highlights from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of Asian art. Each object is accompanied by a detailed description.
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Chinese Home
Take a tour through a Chinese home from the Quing Dynasty at this site from the Peabody Essex Museum. You can learn about the daily life of the family who lived in the house; explore Chinese architecture and design; and examine everyday items in the house.
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Honolulu Academy of Art: Asia
View art from China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and India.
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The Glory of Chinese Printing
Explore the history of Chinese printing from the woodblock prints of the Sui and Tang Dynasties to the prints of the Qing Dynasty.
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