The Honolulu Academy of Arts' Asian art collection reflects Hawai‘i's geographical location between East and West and its multicultural population. Considered to be one of the most important Asian collections in American museums, it includes more than 18,000 objects by artists and artisans from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Indonesia and Southeast Asia. The Academy's holdings are particularly noted for the extensive and excellent representation of Chinese, Japanese and Korean art.