The British Museum is currently celebrating the life, work, and legacy of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), one of Japan’s most popular and prolific artists through a selection of prints, paintings, books, and sketches. The artist’s engaging way of depicting landscape, nature,… Continue reading
To mark the centenary of the death of Louis Delaporte (1842-1925), the explorer and artist who introduced France to the Angkor complex, this exhibition is showing a series of bronzes from the Khmer empire. Louis Delaporte was the French mission’s… Continue reading
ASIAN ART IN PARIS There are several Asian Art exhibitions taking place in Paris over the summer, here is a selection below. Bamboo from Pattern to Object The richness of the Japanese and Chinese collections at MAD features a wide… Continue reading
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem has a well-established collection of works of art that reflect Korea and Korean life during the late Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) into the early 20th century, a period when Korea was first opening its… Continue reading