Masterpiece Story: One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains by Wang Ximeng
Wang Ximeng’s One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains is a masterpiece of the Northern Song dynasty and of the larger history of traditional...
James W Singer 29 March 2024
Wang Ximeng’s One Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains is a masterpiece of the Northern Song dynasty and of the larger history of traditional...
James W Singer 29 March 2024
The history of modern Korean art is closely linked to the historical events unfolding in the country at the time. The 20th century was a very...
Guest Profile 28 March 2024
Nicknamed as the Tomb Raider Temple, Ta Prohm along with the Bayon and the Angkor Wat tamples are among the most visited sites in northern Cambodia.
Maya M. Tola 28 March 2024
Hokusai’s Great Wave from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji and Hiroshige’s The Plum Garden in Kameido from One Hundred Famous Views of...
Irina Diana Calu 25 March 2024
Not many of us have heard of Kiyohara Yukinobu, but we probably should have. She was a Japanese painter in the early Edo period (1603–1868) and one...
Candy Bedworth 13 March 2024
Takashi Murakami is a Japanese artist best known for his collaborations with multiple fashion brands and famous singers. You may know him from his 2019 collab with Billie Eilish, for the music video of You Should See Me in a Crown. His creativity is informed by traditional Japanese arts and modern Japanese pop culture. His artworks appeal both to the masses as well as collectors of fine art.
Rucha Vijay Bodas 12 March 2024
Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist and writer, born in 1929. Well-known for her repeating dot patterns, her art encompasses an astonishing variety of...
Zuzanna Stańska 12 March 2024
Feudal Japan experienced many social upheavals and turbulences. This highlighted the need to be combat-ready for everyone, including women. Hence,...
Errika Gerakiti 8 March 2024
You might not know the title of Hokusai’s print, but Under the Wave off Kanagawa is almost instantly recognizable. His Great Wave reveals...
Marina Kochetkova 26 February 2024
Located on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, a little over 100 miles outside New Delhi, is India’s most famous monument and one of the...
Maya M. Tola 23 February 2024
We’ve all seen those jovial, happy cat figurines in Asian restaurants and shops. Sitting upright with their raised paw, smiling face, and trademark...
Nadine Waldmann 17 February 2024
Visual artist, singer-songwriter, writer, and filmmaker, Yoko Ono cannot be reduced to the role of the wife of the English musician John Lennon...
Montaine Dumont 15 February 2024