Gyeongbokgung in Seoul is the primary, most visited, and best-known of the five royal palaces in Seoul. It is the iconic symbol of power and the Joseon state (1392-1910), but it is the smaller, charming Changdeokgung that steals the show.… Continue reading
This exhibition explores Buddhism and Buddhist art around the globe, with a visit to the religion’s origins in India. It then travels through mainland and island Southeast Asia, including the Theravada countries of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, to… Continue reading
The Allen Memorial Museum has organised two concurrent Japanese prints and printmaker exhibitions over the summer to look at Japan’s rich literary heritage, showing how Japanese printmakers have visualised and reimagined classical texts across centuries: Shining Prints: The Tale of Genji… Continue reading
The Ottoman empire (1299-1923) was once considered one of the most important economic and cultural powers in the world. It ruled over a vast swath of the globe stretching from the Middle East and North Africa to Budapest in Hungary… Continue reading
The British Museum is currently celebrating the life, work, and legacy of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), one of Japan’s most popular and prolific artists through a selection of prints, paintings, books, and sketches. The artist’s engaging way of depicting landscape, nature,… Continue reading
To mark the centenary of the death of Louis Delaporte (1842-1925), the explorer and artist who introduced France to the Angkor complex, this exhibition is showing a series of bronzes from the Khmer empire. Louis Delaporte was the French mission’s… Continue reading
ASIAN ART IN PARIS There are several Asian Art exhibitions taking place in Paris over the summer, here is a selection below. Bamboo from Pattern to Object The richness of the Japanese and Chinese collections at MAD features a wide… Continue reading
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem has a well-established collection of works of art that reflect Korea and Korean life during the late Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) into the early 20th century, a period when Korea was first opening its… Continue reading
The Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna (MAK) has received a donation of approximately 60 kimono and haori from the Danish collector Henriette Friis. To mark this occasion, the MAK is dedicating an exhibition to Meisen (raw silk) kimonos and… Continue reading
Champa art is still rather under- acknowledged, but it is in fact one of the major expressions of the ancient arts of Southeast Asia. Like the kingdom and civilisation of Angkor, Champa was virtually unknown to the Western world until… Continue reading