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South and Southeast Asian Art

Ahmanson Building, Level 4: Artworks on view

The collection consists of paintings, sculptures, and decorative art from India, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Bronze and Iron Age objects from Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand are on view along with Buddhist and Hindu sculpture from all periods and regions. The collection is especially notable for its early Tibetan and Nepalese paintings, sculpture, furniture, and decorative arts.

Seu, Pandit (attributed to)
Buddha Shakyamuni
India, Uttar Pradesh
Late 6th century
Buddha Shakyamuni
India, Uttar Pradesh
Late 6th century

Copper alloy with traces of paint

15 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 4 in.

Gift of the Michael J. Connell Foundation

Shiva as the Lord of Dance
India, Tamil Nadu
c. 950–1000
Shiva as the Lord of Dance
India, Tamil Nadu
c. 950–1000

Copper alloy

30 x 22 1/2 x 7 in.

Anonymous gift

Brahma, the God of Creation
Indonesia, Central Java
9th century
Brahma, the God of Creation
Indonesia, Central Java
9th century

Volcanic stone (andesite)

45 3/4 x 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.

Karma Amitayus, From a Mandala of the Ninefold Amitayus
Central Tibet, Phanyul Valley (?), Himalayas
c. 1170–1189
Karma Amitayus, From a Mandala of the Ninefold Amitayus
Central Tibet, Phanyul Valley (?), Himalayas
c. 1170–1189

Mineral pigments and gold on cotton cloth

102 x 69 in.

From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase

The Magnificent Eleven

Does the focus on blockbuster temporary exhibitions cause us to miss treasures found in our own permanent collections? The Los Angeles Times posed this very question to a dozen curators and art specialists who then composed a list of the best museum pieces throughout the region. Eleven artworks were chosen from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Profoundly varied, pieces range from the ancient to the contemporary. We call them the Magnificent Eleven.

The Mystery of the Aristocratic Woman

May 4, 2010

There are a variety of mounts used for all kinds of sculptures around the museum, but the most sophisticated isolators are used for especially large freestanding sculptures. John estimates there are about five such isolators currently in use in the galleries...

The Earth Quakes but the Art Stays Still

April 3, 2010

There are a variety of mounts used for all kinds of sculptures around the museum, but the most sophisticated isolators are used for especially large freestanding sculptures. John estimates there are about five such isolators currently in use in the galleries...

 

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