Rooms & spaces · 208–209 and 240
Asian sculpture galleries
Three figures in three rooms, with distinct religious histories.
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Find the standing Buddha Maitreya in Gallery 208 and the seated Monk Sengqie in Gallery 209. One represents a Buddha associated with the future. The other gives a revered monk a seated human form. Sengqie was later revered as a form of Guanyin, the Buddhist figure of compassion.
Shiva as Lord of Dance is in Gallery 240. The Hindu god’s balanced movement and surrounding ring of flame belong to a different religious context. Look at how the raised foot, spread arms and small figure beneath him fit into the whole. Our Asian spaces tour connects these three objects with a beginning at the Astor Court in Gallery 217. All four stops are on Floor 2.
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Use the museum’s current gallery signs and map to choose an open route through this collection.
2026-10-22 / 2026-10-23
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