British Museum Department of Asia

Chinese stoneware statue of a judgement figure, 16th century, Ming Dynasty.

The Department of Asia in the British Museum holds one of the largest collections of historical objects from Asia. These collections comprise over 75,000 objects covering the material culture of the Asian continent (including East Asia, South and Central Asia, and Southeast Asia), and dating from the Neolithic age up to the present day.[1]

  1. ^ "British Museum – Asia". British Museum. Retrieved 20 January 2008.