Chao Phraya Gallery is Washington's leading Asian art and antique resource. Nestled in a charming old mansion that was once the Greek Legation is an outstanding collection of Asian art and antiques. Named after the river that flows through the heart of Bangkok, Chao Phraya symbolizes the continuity of Thai - and Asian - history and culture.

Long before the discovery of America, Asians were trading fine silks, ceramics, silver, and other beautiful works of art over great distances. Asia's diverse cultures are manifested in its superb religious art and sculpture, and in personal objects such as jewelry, clothing, furniture, scrolls, and the brush pots of scholars and artists. Waterways facilitated trade in the beautiful and practical treasures found in Chao Phraya Gallery.

Chao Phraya also exhibits the work of contemporary artists, both Asian and those influenced by Asia.

Chao Phraya has hosted exhibitions of Indonesian textiles, Vietnamese and Thai ceramics, Japanese style painting using traditional Japanese pigments, contemporary ceramics, Burmese tapestries and water colors, and traditional Vietnamese lacquerware painting.

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