Vishnu’s Cosmic Ocean

When

Thursday, October 22, Through Oct 23

On every day through Friday, October 23. Times come from the listing.

Where

Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Price

Not listed. Check with the venue before you go.

About

Southeast Asia’s largest ancient bronze makes a once-in-a-lifetime stop in San Francisco. For the first time in centuries, audiences can experience the full, nearly twenty-foot-long scale of “the most important bronze artwork of Cambodia,” says Chhay Visoth, director of the National Museum of Cambodia. “This is the last chance that this great masterpiece will be out of the country,” notes Visoth. The awe-inspiring West Mebon Reclining Vishnu offers a window onto the grandeur and sophistication of the Khmer civilization. “Cambodia takes immense pride in the creations of our ancestors,” says Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona, “whose works, despite being thousands of years old, continue to serve as the nation’s greatest cultural ambassadors on the world stage.”