Across Millennia
Asian Art
From Japanese Edo-period woodblock prints to Tang Dynasty tomb figures, Song Dynasty porcelain, and Mughal miniatures — the art of Asia across 5,000 years.
Explore Asian Art from The Met — free, no account needed
Start Drifting — Asian ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Asian Art holds more than 35,000 works spanning 5,000 years of art from across the full breadth of Asia — from Japan and China to Korea, South and Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Islamic world.
Highlights include one of the finest collections of Japanese paintings and prints in the Western world, exceptional Chinese bronzes and porcelain spanning three millennia, Buddhist sculpture from India and Southeast Asia, Korean celadons, and Mughal and Persian illustrated manuscripts.
Museum Drift lets you drift through this extraordinary breadth of civilization — one artwork at a time, with full metadata on dynasty, period, medium, and origin.
What You'll Discover
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Hokusai's Great Wave, Hiroshige's landscapes, and hundreds of ukiyo-e prints by the masters of the Edo period — Japan's most internationally recognized art form.
Chinese Porcelain
Tang three-color tomb figures, Song celadons, Ming blue-and-white porcelain, and Qing famille-rose wares — three thousand years of ceramic mastery.
Buddhist Art
Gilded bronze Buddhas, carved stone bodhisattvas, and devotional paintings from India, Tibet, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.
Korean Ceramics
Goryeo celadon with inlaid decoration and Joseon-period white porcelain — among the most refined ceramic traditions in world art history.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Asian art does the Met Museum have?
The Met's Asian Art collection includes Japanese paintings and prints, Chinese bronzes and ceramics, Buddhist sculpture, Korean ceramics, Indian and Southeast Asian sculpture, Central Asian works, and Mughal and Persian manuscripts — over 35,000 objects total.
Can I view Japanese woodblock prints from the Met online?
Yes. Museum Drift streams public domain works from The Met's Asian Art department for free, including Hokusai, Hiroshige, and hundreds of other Japanese print masters.