The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities ( sv, Östasiatiska Museet), located in

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, Sweden, is a museum launched by Sweden's Parliament in 1926, with the Swedish archaeologist

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(1874–1960) as founding director. The museum is located on

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in the building Tyghuset and since 1999 the museum is a part of the public

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Overview

The museum was originally based mainly on Andersson's groundbreaking discoveries in China, during the 1920s, of a hitherto unknown East Asian prehistory. The museum today has wide-ranging collections from

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and

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. It exhibits of both

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, classical arts and contemporary culture, and holds a large research

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open to the public. The last time the museum published a comprehensive catalog was 1963 (''Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities: Album''). The museum also publishes an annual journal focused on research on ancient East Asia, the
Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
'.

Gallery

Tirthankara, Jain sculpture, Mathura, India, 8th century AD, red sandstone - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09268.JPG, Jain Tirthankara Sculpture, Red sandstone, India, 8th century Ganesha, Southern India, Chola dynasty, early 12th century AD, sandstone - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09394.JPG, Ganesha, India, Chola dynasty, 12th century AD Monkey gives honey to Buddha Shakyamuni, India, Bihar, probably Kurkihar, Pala dynasty, c. 1000 AD, black stone - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09270.JPG, Monkey gives honey to Buddha Shakyamuni,

Kurkihar hoard The Kurkihar hoard is a set of 226 bronzes, mostly Buddhist, dating to between the 9th and 12th centuries CE, which were found in Kurkihar near Gaya in the Indian state of Bihar. The village of Kurkihar is situated about 5 km. north-east o ...

, India, Pala dynasty, c. 1000 AD Amitabha Buddha, China, Northern Wei dynasty, c. 520 AD, sandstone - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09328.JPG, Amitabha Buddha, China, Northern Wei dynasty, c. 520 AD Armor, Japan, probably 19th century, iron, leather, silk, etc. - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09243.JPG, Armor, Japan, 19th century Standing Buddha, Korea, Unified Silla dynasty, 8th century AD, gilt bronze - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09405.JPG, Standing Buddha, Korea, Unified Silla dynasty, 8th century AD Avalokitesvara from Rig Sum Gonpo (Lords of the Three Families), view 1, collected by Sven Hedin in 1930, Efi Khalkha temple, Chahar, Inner Mongolia - Östasiatiska museet, Stockholm - DSC09308.JPG, Avalokitesvara from Rig Sum Gonpo, collected by Sven Hedin in 1930, Efi Khalkha temple, Mongolia

References

External links

English-language website listing exhibitionspublications of the Museum
at the

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, including volumes 1–40 of the ''Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities'' Asian art museums in Sweden Museums in Stockholm Archaeological museums in Sweden Art museums and galleries in Stockholm Art museums established in 1926 1926 establishments in Sweden {{Sweden-museum-stub

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