The exhibition Lunar Phases: Korean Moon Jars continues the Denver Art Museum’s collaboration with the National Museum of Korea (NMK) and other institutions in Korea to explore country’s art and culture. These elegant white globular jars (dal hangari) particularly flourished in… Continue reading
The latest exhibition at the National Gallery of Singapore looks at the art history of Paris from an Asian perspective, focusing on a group of individual artists from such countries as Vietnam, Japan, India, and China to retell the Asian… Continue reading
Kotobuki explores auspicious symbols, imagery, and celebratory subjects through inspired selections of paintings, calligraphy, surimono, textiles, ceramics, and baskets dating from the 12th to the 21st centuries, including works that will be on view to the public for the first… Continue reading
An exhibition highlighting monumental paintings called pichvais is currently on show in Washington, DC. These paintings play a central role in the religious practices of the Hindu Pushtimarg (The Path of Grace) community, who engage with the divine by caring… Continue reading
The words below, in reference to the birth of the Malay world, were written more than half a millennium ago, are as true now as ever. In an era of growing isolationism and what has recently been termed ‘the most… Continue reading
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, as well as the China-France Year of Cultural Tourism, the Hong Kong Palace Museum is showing The Forbidden City and The Palace of Versailles: China-France… Continue reading
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