The colour blue in Persian cultures is the wide-ranging, and important, topic for an exhibition recently held in Hong Kong. ‘One Wednesday when the blooming sun, Suffused with blue the sphere’s black dome, The King, victorious as the sun, Bright… Continue reading
Angkor Wat is widely considered to be among the world’s most magnificent architectural masterpieces – its extensive complexes and detailed stone sculptures, reliefs, and architecture have intrigued innumerable travellers, scientists, historians, and archaeologists since its re-discovery in the late 19th… Continue reading
Referred to as the za, elderly women of the Kam people of China keep hundreds-of-years-worth of knowledge alive in songs and crafts in the village of Dimen. They work from dawn to dusk to support their families, make traditional products… Continue reading
When two cultures encounter each other for the first time there is a danger of conflict, a clash of cultures. Whatever the result, the meeting will impact and force changes on both sides – for better or for worse. However,… Continue reading
Dissident Australian-Chinese artist Guo Jian lives in semi-rural isolation two hours north of Sydney on the New South Wales Central Coast, in a house large enough to swallow several families. His studio, once a large three-car garage is 100-square metres… Continue reading
It is rare to find such a survey of Southeast and East Asian ceramics in Europe. The exhibition is based on the Slunecko Collection in Austria and over 120 objects are on view. The display is arranged by country and… Continue reading
This is a truly unique exhibition in that it revolves around the most remarkable 20th-century personality in the field of Tibetan scholarship, Giuseppe Tucci (1894-1984), considered the father of modern Tibetan studies. He had been deeply troubled by the overwhelming… Continue reading
This travelling American exhibition explores the history of the Terracotta Army in Xian and the life of China’s first emperor who created it. In the twenty-sixth year [221 BC], the Emperor united all vassal states under heaven and the people are… Continue reading
This is a fascinating exhibition exploring the link between Rembrandt and the Mughals in India. Think of the work of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, and rapturous Biblical scenes spring to mind, alongside rich snapshots from Greek mythology, etchings of everyday… Continue reading
The first London exhibition devoted to the Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921) and his photography in Asia is currently on view from 13 April to 23 June at the Brunei Gallery at SOAS. Thomson’s photography of China, Siam (Thailand) and… Continue reading