asianart.com exhibitions Introduction to the exhibition Introduction to the Art of Mongolia After more than five years of global planning and negotiations, the Asian Art Museum is bringing a landmark international exhibition to San Francisco this summer. The result of an historic agreement between the newly democratic nation of Mongolia and the Asian Art Museum, Mongolia: The Legacy of Chinggis Khan marks the largest and most significant presentation of Mongolian art ever viewed in the United States. It will be on view in San Francisco July 19 - October 15,1995. The Asian Art Museum will bring this exhibition to the Denver Art Museum (November 11, 1995 - February 26, 1996) and to the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC (April 3 - July 7, 1996). An Introduction to Mongolia: The Legacy of Chinggis Khan. An Introduction to the Art of Mongolia , essay by Terese Tse Bartholomew, Curator, Asian Art Museum. ( Click on the images to view full screen with caption) KHALKHA SADDLE DOUBLE-SPOUTED EWER ORNAMENTS FOR A GIANT PHAGSPA LAMA PORTRAIT OF ZANABAZAR BEGTSE SHRINE GARUDA, SPIRIT OF BOGDO ULA | |
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