Zentner Collection

Top choice in Oakland


The Zenter has been called the Bay Area's 'other Asian art museum,' and while that designation is tongue in cheek, it's not entirely inaccurate either. You'll see what we mean if you peruse this vast collection of Asian antiquities, ranging from scroll paintings to full suits of samurai armor to mind-boggling galleries of gorgeous furniture.

As you might expect, nothing here is cheap.


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