Seasonal Landscapes in Japanese Screens is on show during the National Cherry Blossom Festival and on into late summer in Washington DC. This exhibition of screens touches upon the changing of the seasons, one of the most culturally important markers… Continue reading
ALL LIFE ON earth is governed by the courses of the heavenly bodies, especially by the sun and the moon. They are responsible for the rhythm of time and for fluctuations in the earth’s climate and hence have an immediate… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
TODAY, FEW ARTISTS rely on installation work as their primary means of expression, however, Asim Waqif (b. 1978 in India) is one of these rare artists. Besides working with installation, he also has a more ambitious agenda than solely to… Continue reading
WE HAVE become used to seeing contemporary art from Kazakhstan and from other Central Asian countries in such events as biennials, but more rarely in galleries or museums. This makes it all the more remarkable that the exhibition, Life is… Continue reading
IN 1923, the Belgian missionary, Father Rafael Verbois then resident in Inner Mongolia, was offered 54 paintings by a monk at the imperial monastery of Wangzimiao in the former province of Jehol. More than 50 years later, the paintings were… Continue reading
IN 1998, an Arab dhow carrying goods from Tang-dynasty China was discovered in the Indian Ocean off Belitung Island, Indonesia. Dating from the 9th century, the shipwreck is the earliest Arab vessel of this period to be found with a… Continue reading