Dragons in East Asian Art
Imagination is the only limit to the stories and myths about dragons. From East to West, storytellers paint them as creatures of fire, of deep...
Yifan Xia 5 October 2026
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Why Ancient Cultures Valued Jade More Than Gold
Jade is a highly prized ornamental stone that encompasses two distinct minerals: nephrite and jadeite. Throughout antiquity, it was fashioned into...
Maya M. Tola 5 October 2026
10 Cutest Rabbits in Asian Art You Need to See
Rabbits have long held a special place in Asian art. Few animals have inspired as many stories and images as this humble (and cute!) creature. In...
Ela Bobek 2 September 2026
How a Chinese Carpenter Became a $141 Million Art Star
Qi Baishi is probably not someone you expect to become one of the highest-valued artists in the world, right next to Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso,...
Barry Russell 26 August 2026
Cats in Chinese Art
Who doesn’t love cats? Check out these cute and cuddly house cats, ferocious lions, and majestic tigers, created by Chinese...
Rucha Vijay Bodas 7 August 2026
Masterpiece Story: The Portrait of Empress Dowager Cixi by Katharine Augusta Carl
Art and politics have been closely intertwined throughout global history. This article studies the case of The Empress Dowager Cixi of China by...
Iolanda Munck 22 June 2026
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 16 June 2026
Pan Yuliang: From Being Seen to Seeing
Pan Yuliang lived many lives in one lifetime. She was a girl from Yangzhou who entered adulthood under precarious circumstances, a student in...
Wen Gu 13 April 2026
Let’s Sing Praises to Song Dynasty Genius Artist Ma Yuan
Ma Yuan (1160–1225) was a Southern Song Dynasty Chinese painter from an illustrious family of academy artists. He lived during a cultural zenith...
Barry Russell 2 April 2026
Immersive Art to Enjoy in London—Chiharu Shiota and Yin Xiuzhen
Nestled in a cluster of brutalist buildings, the Hayward Gallery is a large exhibition space, part of the multidisciplinary Southbank Centre in...
Edoardo Cesarino 2 March 2026
Masterpiece Story: Travelers Among Mountains and Streams by Fan Kuan
The Song dynasty ruled China for over three centuries from 960 to 1279. At this time, Song China was the most technologically advanced society in the...
James W Singer 25 January 2026
Killer or Kitty? The Tiger in Art
Tigers are frequently depicted in art - they have fascinated so many artists from across the world. Let's leap into the eye of the tiger!
Candy Bedworth 12 January 2026
