Japan’s history of ceramic artistry developed largely alongside the culture of drinking tea. The practice of preparing and serving tea, chanoyu (hot water for tea), gained popularity in the 16th century. Japanese tea practitioners initially used Chinese and Korean antique… Continue reading
Incense is complex, it takes many forms and can contain a wide variety of plants and minerals, reflecting the cultures and tasks for which it was used. It was known to have been used in ancient India, mentioned in the… Continue reading
For the autumn, the Guimet is inviting visitors to experience the splendour of Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) gold jewellery and precious objects for the imperial court. The bulk of the exhibition is a loan of vases and ornaments from the Qujiang Museum… Continue reading
An exhibition exploring the diverse representation of women during a unique era of Japanese printmaking is currently on show in Cambridge. Under the Kansei Reforms, (Kansei era, 1789-1801), in the late 1790s during the Edo period, the government became concerned… Continue reading
The Barbican in London is presenting The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975-1998, the first exhibition of Indian contemporary art to explore and chart this period of significant cultural and political change in India. Featuring nearly 150 works of art… Continue reading
The British Museum’s new exhibition looks at the vast scope and influence of the Silk Roads by re-examining the notion of these routes as simple East-West trade exchange by looking at the interconnection and interlocking networks between different peoples and… Continue reading
In early modern Japan, cultural salons were creative spaces for people of all social levels to jointly pursue painting, poetry and other artistic endeavours, as serious but amateur practitioners. All these artists used a pen or art-name. Individuals were therefore… Continue reading
This exhibition looks at glass and fragrance in Asia through the millennia-long relationships between glass, perfumery, and the storage of scent – and the link between glass and fragrance in Asia. Presenting vessels from Ancient Egypt and Rome to those… Continue reading
This autumn, the Rijksmuseum is presenting 75 works spanning 4,000 years of Asian bronze art, Asian Bronzes, from statues of gods to objects for ritual and everyday use, with a focus on the forms and techniques that are often unique… Continue reading
A landmark exhibition of textiles of the Chin peoples, who traditional hale from western Myanmar (Burma), northeastern India, and eastern Bangladesh was held at The Textile Museum in its old location in Washington DC in 2006. The show included nearly… Continue reading