The museum considered among especially valuable
objects of cultural heritage of Russia represents most
complete collections of art of the Far and Middle East, Middle
Asia, Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Buryatia, Chukotka,
etc.
The museum
funds keep paintings, graphics, sculpture and decorative arts of
Japan, China, Korea, India, Vietnam, Burma, Laos, Tibet, Thailand,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Mongolia, and many other countries (over a
hundred countries).
One can't but admire unique specimen of
archaic and ancient sculpture, especially Buddhist ones, classic
and modern paintings, including those on scrolls, art of wood and
bone carving, textile and jewelry, miniature sculpture, decorated
weaponry and housewares.
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