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MARCH 2015

Cover news: Kipper Collection Donates to the Art Institute of Chicago

Profile: Etel Adnan, painter and philosopher. Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano, on show at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Marvels and Mirages of Orientalism, at the Montreal Museum of Arts. Nauras: The Many Arts of the Deccan, on show at the National Museum of New Delhi. Discovering Japanese Art: American Collectors at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Chinese Landscape Paintings: The Yuan Legacy at the Freer Gallery in Washington DC. The joys of drinking sake. Asia Week New York, our annual guide to the events, including gallery shows, auction previews, and museum exhibitions. This year we have updated and redesigned our map in an essential pull-out guide. Hong Kong Art Week, New York Asian Art Fair, and TEFAF. Hong Kong spring auction previews. Listings. Islamic Arts Diary.

The Buddhist Art of Myanmar in New York

March 5, 2015Heather

Plaque with image of seated Buddha, Pagan period, 11th–13th century, gilded metal with polychrome, 17.8 x 15.9 x 0.6 cm, Bagan Archaeological Museum, at Asia Society. All photos: Sean Dungan

COMPRISING approximately 70 works from the 5th through the early 20th century, this is the first exhibition of Buddhist Art of Myanar in the US devoted to the arts of ancient Burma. The works include objects of stone, bronze, and… Continue reading →

Kano School Painting: Ink and Gold

March 5, 2015Heather

Tigers in a Bamboo Grove (detail), mid-1630s, Kano Tan’yu, Japanese, 1602-1674. Ink, colour, and gold leaf on paper, set of four-panel sliding doors, each door 72 13/16 x 55 1/2 inches. Nanzen-ji Temple, Sakyo-ku, Japan. Important Cultural Property. In rotation 3

SPANNING FOUR centuries, the Kano school of painting is believed to have been one of the most influential artistic disciplines in Japan. The school, which flourished beneath the Tokugawa shogunate, was established in the late 15th century and endured until… Continue reading →

The Many Arts of the Deccan: The Nauras

March 5, 2015Heather

Portrait of Abdulla Qutb Shah, Bijapur, Deccan, circa 1640, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, 18 x 13 cm. Abdullah Qutb Shah (r. 1626-1672) inherited a precarious kingdom that was under Mughal attack. He had to agree to the difficult terms of an inquiyad-nama, or deed of submission, which all but transformed Golconda into a Mughal protectorate. Increased Mughal control can be seen in the art, which turned from Iranian idioms to the more naturalistic Mughal style. A similar portrait can be found in the

THIS ECLECTIC but relatively neglected art of mediaeval southern India, which existed during a period of roughly 400 years (up to the 19th century) is currently found in an exhibition at the National Museum (NM) in New Delhi – the… Continue reading →

Saké Drinking: A Noble Art for Collectors

March 5, 2015Heather

Tokkuri saké bottle, e-karatsu ware, Momoyama period, early 17th century; Karatsu-ware saké-cup, Momoyama period, early 17th century; Imari-ware mamezara porcelain dish, mid-Edo period, circa 18th century; Negoro lacquer tray, Edo period, 17th/18th century. Photograph courtesy of Kimiko Ohno

WHILE EXPLORING Japan’s traditional arts it does not take long to realise that the Tea-ceremony and its utensils are central; epitomising the expression of Zen ideals in every-day life and providing a milieu for profound artistic exploration that owes much… Continue reading →

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