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How to Search for Artworks

Below is the list of different databases that focus on Asian artwork:

Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture Collection

UC Merced Library partnered with Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture to make digital copies of their vast collection.

Browse the Clark Center Digital Collection

View over 1,000 images: among the highlights are Buddhist paintings and sculptures from the 13th and 14th centuries; Edo period (1615-1868) paintings of various schools and celebrated masters; the single greatest resource collection of Nanga material in the world; and collections of modern and contemporary bamboo art and ceramics, the latter featuring numerous porcelain sculptures representing the career of Fukami Sueharu (1947-).