Freer|Sackler – Where Asia Meets America

Where Asia Meets America

Freer Gallery of Art
Jefferson Drive at 12th St SW

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
1050 Independence Ave SW

10 am–5:30 pm daily except December 25.

Admission is free.

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To Dye For: Ikats from Central Asia

Ahmad Shah (r. 1909–25) and his cabinet; signed by Assadullah al-Husayni naqqash-bashi (chief painter); Iran, Tehran, probably 1914; originally undated and re-dated AH 1328 (1910); oil on canvas; Gift of the Farough and Jean Farman-Farmaian Family: Lehla Farman-Farmaian Dowlatshahi, Susan Farman-Farmaian Gharib, Valli Farman-Farmaian, and Marjan Farman-Farmaian Hosseinpour; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, S2013.4

The Prince and the Shah

A man leans over, playing the drums, a woman stands behind him.

Umetsugu Inoue: Japan’s Music Man

performer playing in the Freer while two people film on their phones

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Lidded ritual ewer (huo) in the form of an elephant with masks and dragons; China; Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE); Freer Gallery of Art, F1936.6a-b

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