Tea caddy (bunrin chaire), named Ueda Bunrin, with lacquer tray Southern Song dynasty, 13th century, China, Fujian province, stoneware with iron glaze, ivory lid, silk, tea caddy 5.8 × 5.9 cm, lacquer tray 3 × 17.2 cm, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Freer Collection, gift of Gregory Kinsey, Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, in honour of Dr Julian Raby, in appreciation of his dedicated service to the National Museum of Asian Art
Gold and jade crown, excavated from north mound of Hwangnam Tomb, second half of the 5th century, Silla period, National Treasure, Gyeongju National Museum
Japanese Pictures of Japanese Life, published by Hasegawa Takejiro, Tokyo, 1929. Author: Hasegawa Takejiro, illustrator: Arai Yoshimune, Sterling Memorial Library
Waterdrops ABS N°2 (1973),-oil paint on- canvas, 195 × 130 cm, Wellside Gallery collection, MMCA Seoul
Asian and Islamic Works of Art
Chinese, Japanese & South East Asian
On Wednesday, 11 November, over 700 lots spanning many epochs and categories of Asian Art, from Chinese archaic bronzes to Japanese prints and Singaporean …Read More »
The latest shows from around the world
THE MAGIC OF EXPLORATION
From biennials and triennials to art summits, fairs, and cultural tours – countless art events now dot the globe and compete for attention and …Read More »
Object of the Month – February 2022
This month marks the New Chinese Year – and 2022 is the year of the tiger. To mark the event, we’re posting a Chinese …Read More »
Wang Keping
The Rodin Museum invited Wang Keping to take over the sculpture garden as his studio during May and early June. The project is a …Read More »
Tranquebar and The Danish Connection in India
Tranquebar (Tharangampadi) is a village in Tamil Nadu with an intriguing intercultural history – it has been the home to two Danish East India …Read More »
