Online Publications

The following publications spotlight the SAM collection and are available for download, free of charge. Additional collection publications are available by contacting the SAM SHOP.

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Image of the Deer Scroll
See the Deer Scroll interactive website

Papers from the Masterpieces of Japanese Painting Symposium
This symposium held on May 5, 2007 explored the conservation and restoration of the works of art in the exhibition Five Masterpieces of Asian Art.

Symposium papers:
Screens from the 16th to 17th Century: Bamboo Grove of Spring and Autumn and Crows

White Path between Two Rivers: An Excellent Buddhist Painting from the Thirteenth Century

The Deer Scroll by Koetsu and Sotatsu Reappraised

Guide to the Porcelain Room
Unlike typical museum displays, SAM's new porcelain room features 1000 European and Asian pieces grouped from floor to ceiling by color and scheme. This presentation evokes a time when porcelain was a highly treasured art and valuable trade commodity. Download the guide, 45 pages, 3.5 MB.

Also available at the SAM SHOP.

The American Landscapes' "Quieter Spirit": Early Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church was on view at the Seattle Art Museum from June 25–October 16, 2005. To learn about the museum's painting, A Country Home, and works related to it, download the publication for this exhibition. 24 pages, 1 MB.
A Northwest Summer: Six Exhibitions—One Celebration
was at the Seattle Asian Art Museum from May 4–October 15, 2006. Download the brochure to learn more. 12 pages, 1 MB.
 
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