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		<title>See it now: Japanese Armor Rotation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend is your last chance to see our Japanese armor for a while. But don&#8217;t despair – next week there will be a new one to enjoy. If you want to catch both, you&#8217;ll have to drop in twice. So why are we taking this armor off view? Well, armor may look tough, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Support the Museum with Saks Fifth Avenue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you need a new frock for our Phantoms of Asia opening gala; maybe you just need a trip to the store. This February, you can indulge in retail therapy AND help your favorite arts organization (that&#8217;s us, right?). For the month of February, 2012, Saks Fifth Avenue will give 5% of all registered purchases [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2012/02/01/support-the-museum-with-saks-fifth-avenue/</link>
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		<title>Who Let the Dogs Out?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the close of Poetry in Clay on January 8, the Asian Art Museum&#8217;s Korean galleries have once again become a work in progress. A collection of old friends &#8212; ceramic and metal works from the museum&#8217;s collection &#8212; are on their way back. The reinstalled gallery will re-open this weekend, so be sure to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/27/who-let-the-dogs-out/</link>
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		<title>About Town: Hiroshi Sugimoto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here at the Asian Art Museum we are getting excited about our spring show, Phantoms of Asia: Contemporary Awakens the Past. One of the artists featured in the show will be Hiroshi Sugimoto, who recently opened Photogenic Drawings at the Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco (until February 25). The works on view at the Fraenkel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/24/about-town-hiroshi-sugimoto/</link>
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		<title>Curator Talk: Michael Knight on the Ming Dynasty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our own Senior Curator of Chinese Art, Michael Knight, will be giving a talk on the arts of the Yongle reign (1403-24) of China&#8217;s Ming dynasty. The Yongle (&#8220;Eternal Happiness&#8221;) emperor was certainly among the most dynamic of the Ming emperors, and also the most active in the arts. What cool things will you learn? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/24/curator-talk-michael-knight-on-the-ming-dynasty/</link>
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		<title>A Gallery Guide to Dragons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lunar New Year will be celebrated on Monday, January 23 this year. It is the Year of the Black Water Dragon, which many people believe will bring good fortune and prosperity. Dragons are considered good luck because they symbolize fertility and bring rain – given the weather we&#8217;re experiencing in San Francisco today it looks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/20/a-gallery-guide-to-dragons/</link>
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		<title>New Year Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With humans, it always comes back to food. We love our feast days, and most of our celebrations have some kind of special food associated with them. New Year is no exception. I celebrated new year recently with a friend for whom sour cream and cheddar chips are an integral part of the evening. He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/19/new-year-food/</link>
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		<title>Making the Connection: from Maharaja to Manjusha</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bay Area jewelry designer Jyotsna Singh is the granddaughter of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, whose extraordinary Cartier necklace is one of the stand-out pieces in our exhibition, Maharaja: The Splendor of India&#8217;s Royal Courts. We&#8217;re thrilled to be able to cement the family connection by offering some of Jyotsna&#8217;s Manjusha jewelry line in our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/18/making-the-connection/</link>
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		<title>Chinese Artist Chang Dai-chien: Bigger than Picasso?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chinese artist Chang Dai-chien (also known as Zhang Daqian) may not have the kind of name recognition that Pablo Picasso enjoys, but in 2011 he ousted the Spaniard as the biggest auction earner in recent years. Chang&#8217;s works made $506.7 million in auction sales last year, according to Artprice, and two other Chinese artists were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/13/chinese-artist-chang-dai-chien-bigger-than-picasso/</link>
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		<title>Bye bye Buncheong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend our Korean ceramic exhibition, Poetry in Clay, is leaving us. If you haven&#8217;t had a chance to explore this showcase of buncheong ceramics, you&#8217;d better hurry in. Even if you have seen it, I&#8217;ve found it&#8217;s an exhibition worthy of a second look. While some people, like our marketing manager Jenn, immediately connect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2012/01/05/bye-bye-buncheong/</link>
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