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Tibetan religious painting, tsakli, depicting a deity of the Bon religion, 15th century, opaque watercolour on paper, image 9.8 × 8.5 cm, sheet 12.5 × 10.2 cm, purchased 2004, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Survival of the Bon Religion

The Menri Monastery in northern India possesses the world’s largest collection of manuscripts and block-print books relating to Bon, the pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet. Most of these materials were rescued from ancient Tibetan monasteries before those institutions were destroyed in the Cultural Revolution (1966-69). After the Tibetan upraising that began on 10 March 1959 in Lhasa, many Tibetans fled their homeland for India….

A History of China in Silk

For more than five thousand years, silk was an integral part of life in China, composing an important role in the history of Chinese civilisation and global cultural interaction. Silk not only helped connect diverse ethnic groups and vast regions across China but also bridged China and the rest of the world. Silk was a highly sought-after luxury good, as precious as gold, and…

 

Pillow end with animal mask in pearl roundel and animals Wei of the Three Kingdoms period to Jin dynasty (220-420), embroidery, polychrome silk threads on silk damask, weft-faced compound tabby (taqueté), polychrome silk threads; warp-faced compound tabby, polychrome silk threads, The Chris Hall Collection at the Hong Kong Palace Museum © Hong Kong Palace Museum

Inkstone table with cranes and plum blossoms, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, lacquered wood with bamboo skin veneer, 24.8 × 37.5 × 25.8 cm, National Museum of Korea © National Museum of Korea

Korean Treasures

The Smithsonian Institution’s latest exhibition explores objects donated to the National Museum of Korea and National Museum of Contemporary Art from the collection of the late Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee, which his family gifted to the Korean nation in 2021…

 

Mongolia a Journey Through Time

An exhibition currently showing at the Rietberg Museum in Switzerland aims to paint a different picture of the country by presenting a wholly new perspective on Mongolia’s 2,000-year history, partly thanks to cutting-edge archaeological research. Some 200 works are included in the exhibition, many of which have not been displayed…

Portrait of Chinggis Khan (Genghis Khan) (2022) by Sh. Sainzul, Chinggis Khaan National Museum

Asian and Islamic Works of Art

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  • THE MAGIC OF EXPLORATION

    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 »
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  • Wang Keping

    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 »
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