EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 27 MIN
The wonders of Asian art
from White House Chronicle · host Llewellyn King
Chase F. Robinson, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III about the museum's wonders of Asian art, from Morocco to Japan, and its innovative exhibitions, like the recent "Korean Treasures" which spanned 1,500 years, and drew record numbers of visitors, and the new "Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean," showcasing a colossal bronze statue of the Hindu god Vishnu, cast in Cambodia 1,000 years ago, and is the largest-ever cast in Southeast Asia.
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Chase F. Robinson, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, talks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III about the museum's wonders of Asian art, from Morocco to Japan, and its innovative exhibitions, like the recent "Korean Treasures" which spanned 1,500 years, and drew record numbers of visitors, and the new "Vishnu's Cosmic Ocean," showcasing a colossal bronze statue of the Hindu god Vishnu, cast in Cambodia 1,000 years ago, and is the largest-ever cast in Southeast Asia.
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