Asian Art

Discover the beauty of Asian art with SuperStock's gallery of stunning images. From ritual bronzes to exquisite ceramics, jades, and textiles, our collection captures the essence of this ancient culture. Explore poetic painted landscapes, intricate garden designs, and elaborate goldwork. Admire extraordinary temples, shrines, pa...Read more

Qing Ming Shang He Tu or Along the river at the Qingming Spring festival, Kaifeng scroll, 1736 replica of famous 12th century northern Song scroll, China, detail

SELIM II, 1524-74 Ottoman sultan, c. 1570

Arhat with fly whisk (in Buddhism, arhat is perfected person)

Fisherman, 11th century, Northern Song dynasty, China

Arhat sitting and reading (in Buddhism, arhat is perfected person)

Attack on Vienna, Austria, 27 September 1529 by army of Suleiman the Magnificent , 1588 Ottoman manuscript Hunername, vol II devoted to military campaigns of Suleiman the Magnificent, 1494-1566 Ottoman sultan, by Loqman (detail of Vienna)

Yuan Ming Yuan, or Gardens of Perfect Brightness, imperial Qing gardens later destroyed by fire in 1860, 18th century, Qing dynasty, China

100 Children At Play, Southern Song Dynasty, 1127-1279, China

Children playing and painting, from 100 Children At Play scroll, Ming Period, 16th - 17th century, China, detail

Ottoman Sultan Murad II (1404-51), watercolour, 19th century

Children playing drums and performing puppet show, from 100 Children At Play scroll, Ming Period, 16th - 17th century, China, detail

Emperor Xuanzong, 712-756, watching his favourite concubine, Yang Guifei, mount a horse, Tang dynasty scroll, Chinese, right side of composition

Children playing, from 100 Children At Play scroll, Ming Period, 16th - 17th century, China, detail

2 mandarins of Ming dynasty court, silk painting, 15th century Ming Dynasty, China

Dreaming of Immortality in a Thatched Cottage, Ming Dynasty, China, right side of image

Pu Kung, priest

Musicians riding on elephant, Tang dynasty (618-906)

ABBAS I, 1571-1629 Safavid Shah of Persia, detail from miniature fresco, early 17th century, Palace of Chihil Soutoun, built by Abbas I and extended by Shah Abbas II, Isfahan, Iran

Archery competition during youth of Gautama Siddartha, c.563-479 BC North Indian prince who became the Buddha, 19th century painting, Toueng-Houang, China

Watercolour 19th century of Ottoman Sultan Murat I (1326-89)

Fishing with Cormorants, silk panel, 15th-16th century, Ming dynasty, China

Children pulling faces and playing games, from 100 Children At Play scroll, Ming Period, 16th - 17th century, China, detail

Children worshipping at shrine, from 100 Children At Play scroll, Ming Period, 16th - 17th century, China, detail

Scholars meeting in garden to enjoy food and conversation, Chinese painting attributed to 12th century Emperor Huizong, detail

Collecting shellfish, from Ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world), silk painting

The Kangxi Emperor, 1661-1722, inspecting the building of a dike, scroll painting, Qing dynasty, China

SULEIMAN the Magnificent, 1494-1566 Ottoman sultan, 1560

Magistrate scene, ceramic box lid, early 17th century, Chinese

Children climbing tree, from 100 Children At Play scroll, Ming Period, 16th - 17th century, China, detail

Dreaming of Immortality in a Thatched Cottage, Ming Dynasty, China, left side of image

LI PO, 701-62 AD Chinese poet, receiving his friends in a garden of peach trees, detail of meal

Children playing, from 100 Children At Play scroll, Ming Period, 16th - 17th century, China, detail

Chinese ladies playing Go, Ching or Manchu Dynasty, 18th century, China

MIRZO Marmouran, Grand Vizier and First Minister during the reign of Nasser ed Din, 1848-96 Shah of Iran

10,000 countries coming to pay tribute to Qianlong Emperor, Qing dynasty, China

Children climbing tree and fighting, from 100 Children At Play scroll, Ming Period, 16th - 17th century, China, detail

Qin Shihuangdi, 259-210 BC, the First Qin Emperor, 221-210 BC, scene of burning books and executing scholars, by Hung Wu from Lives of the Emperors, watercolour on silk

ABBAS I, 1571-1629 Safavid Shah of Persia, served by young nobles, miniature fresco, early 17th century, Palace of Chihil Soutoun, built by Abbas I and extended by Shah Abbas II, Isfahan, Iran

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, 1347-50, handscroll, Yuan dynasty, China

Filial piety, Chinese painting, 12th century

Wang Da Guang, Summer in Peking, 20th century, Chinese

Filial piety, 12th century Chinese painting

Emperor Yang Ti, 560-618 AD, Sui dynasty, on his boat on the Grand Canal China, painting on silk, 18th century, Chinese

Wang Da Guang, Summer in Peking, 20th century, Chinese

Li Bo, Chinese poet, 701-62 AD, Tang dynasty, c. 18th century, Chinese painting

Rice harvesting, attributed to Cheng Chi, Yuan Dynasty, 13th - 14th century AD, China

Chinese New Year Festival of firing crackers in honour of kitchen god

Emperor T'ai Tsung, 598-649, reigned 626-649, Tang Dynasty, China

Wang Da Guang, Summer in Peking, 20th century, Chinese

Rice culture and irrigation, attributed to Cheng Chi, Yuan dynasty, 13th - 14th century AD, China

Travelling among streams and mountains, hanging scroll, ink on silk, c. 1000, Northern Song period, China

Lord Macartney's trade mission to China in 1793, Kossu tapestry. Macartney sought to exchange English scientific instruments for tea

View of landscape, woodblock print

Plan of Chinese factory founded 1688 in Teng Shan street, Nagasaki, from Illustrations of Japan, 1823, by Isaac Titsingh, c. 1740-1812, Dutch East India Company envoy

Emperor Wu, Chou Dynasty, 1050-256 BC, China

People rejoicing at the People's Republic National Day celebrations, Chinese propaganda poster, 1950

Examination of Country Magistrates, from Recueil historique des principaux traits de la vie des Empereurs, Historical compendium of principal aspects of the lives of the Emperors, Chinese painting, early 18th century, watercolour on silk

Tea planting and family with tea pot by unknown Chinese artist, 19th century

Filial piety, 12th century Chinese painting

Rice planting, woodblock print, 1797-1858

Hste Yang, Procession of the Blue Dragon

Ching Ming, Chinese festival of agriculture in Spring

Rice threshing and bamboo grove by unknown Chinese artist, 19th century

Workers in paddy fields watering crops by unknown Chinese artist, 19th century

Peking Imperial Garden, Chinese painting, 19th century

View of the Qing Manchu Imperial Court at Peking, Chinese painting

Woodchopping, illustration from Odes of the State of Pin, Song dynasty, China

Prince Siddartha, future historical Buddha, on horseback,Chinese painting on paper, 10th century, from Dunhuang caves, Chinese Central Asia

Prancing Horse, rubbing from Han Dynasty tomb, China

Duck Swimming in Water by Katsushika Hokusai, 1770-1849, ink and colors on silk, 1847

The Procession, print, 19th Century Japanese Art, USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, David David Gallery

The Waterfall of Roben, Katsushika Hokusai, (1760-1849/Japanese)

Duck swimming in water, 1847, Katsushika Hokusai, (1760-1849/Japanese)

Edo Period, Japanese screen with cranes and stalks on a gold background

A Philosopher watching a pair of butterflies: from Pictures after Nature an album by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Japan 1814/19. Japanese coloured woodblock

The Message 19th Century Japanese Art Print David David Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

Girl With Flower Branches Illustration Of A Musical Key Circa 1860 Indian Art Illustration

Battle Scene (Indian-Persian Book Illustration Of The Mogul-Age) 17th Century Indian Art Illustration Free Library, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Narasimhavatara 17TH C Indian Art(- ) Musee Guimet, Paris, France

River Landscape Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849 Japanese) Ink & color on silk

Rahda And Krishna Indian Art(- ) Gouache

Royal Maidens (Detail) ca.400 Indian Art(- ) Fresco Sigiriya Caves, Sri Lanka

Japanese Print (Crossing The Bridge) Japanese Art(- ) David David Gallery, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania USA

Japanese Print (Overlooking The Village) By Yoshitoma Japanese Art(- ) David David Gallery, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania USA

Three Bathers 1800's Indian Art Watercolor Musee Guimet, Paris, France

Ships Returning To Harbor At Tempozan Gakutei, Yashima(1786-1868 Japanese) Woodcut Print Private Collection

The Big Bridge of Edo Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858 Japanese) Colored wood engraving

Portrait of an Actor (From 53 Stations of the Tokaido Series) Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864 Japanese) Woodcut print

Japanese housewife, Japanese art

The Wave (Waves Near Kanagawa) 19th C. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849 Japanese) Woodcut print

Battle Scene from the Akbar-Nama 16th C. Artist Unknown Illustration Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England

Duck in snow, Japanese art

Panda in a Red Leaf Tree Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997 Chinese) Ink on paper Christie's, London

Akbar's Troops Besiege Ranthambhor, the Fortress of Rai Surjan Hada Indian Art Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Women at the Terrace Indian Miniature c. 18th Century Indian Art Ink with watercolor Free Library, Philadelphia

View of Mount Haruna Under the Snow (Print) Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858 Japanese) Etching Janette Ostier Gallery, Paris, France

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858 Japanese) Christie's Images

Walk on the Beach (Mount Fuji) Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858 Japanese) Woodcut print

Kajikazawa in Kai Province From the Series: The Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849 Japanese) Christie's Images, New York

The Suspension Bridge Between Hida and Echizen Provinces Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849 Japanese) Christie's Images New York