Cover: Uzbekistan Silk Roads Cities Discovered. Profile: the artist Du Zhenjun. The narrative charm of Along the River During the Qingming Festival. Soviet Socialist Realism and art in the Asia Pacific region. Travel: the history of hanok, Korean traditional houses, and where to stay in Seoul. The Great Mughals, the courts of Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jahan – India comes to the V&A in London. Our annual survey of recently published books from the Asian and Islamic art worlds. Mandalas, mapping the Buddhist art of Tibet, in New York, and Kazakhstan, treasures from the Great Steppe, in Paris. Vintage photographs of China, in Hong Kong; pioneers of modern Vietnamese art in France, in Paris; and Chinese contemporary art in Paris. Islamic Arts Diary.
Land of the Golden Man and the great kurgans, Kazakhstan is a land of legends situated on the edge of the steppes of Central Asia. This exhibition on treasures from the Great Steppe offers a history through five treasures that… Continue reading
The current exhibition in London explores the arts and culture of the Mughal period through the artistic achievements of the ‘Golden Age’ of the Mughal court, circa 1560-1660, during the reigns of three emperors: Akbar (r 1556-1606), Jahangir (r 1605-1627),… Continue reading
Along the River During the Qingming Festival is considered the most famous ancient scroll painting in China today. It was created at the end of the Northern Song dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Huizong (r 1100-1126) (Fig 1), and… Continue reading
The traditional house of Korea, hanok, comes from a building culture that was created in response to the distinct four seasons in Korea, where both extreme hot weather and cold weather exist. To cope with this climate, an underground flooring… Continue reading