Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden (detail), 1437 After Xie Huan Handscroll; ink and color on silk; 14 3/4 x 94 3/4 in. (37.5 x 240.7 cm) Ex coll.: Weng Tonghe Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1989 (1989.141.3) On April 6, 1437, Yang Rong, a high-ranking scholar-official serving the emperor of China, invited eight important officials and dignitaries to his famous garden to view paintings and calligraphy, compose poetry, and play chess. One of these invited official ...

Designed and Maintained by Dr. Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe Professor, Department of Art History, Sweet Briar College, Virginia RESOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF ART HISTORY Online since October 24, 1995 Part 16 Asian Art THIS PAGE Asian Art: General Afghanistan Burma / Myanmar Cambodia China India Indus Valley Indonesia Japan Korea Laos Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Tibet Vietnam SITE INDEX Contents Page Pr ...

Click on an image below to explore a selection of objects featured in the exhibition: CeramicsMetalwork and Decorative ArtsBuddhist SculpturePainting The Exhibition This exhibition explores Korea’s distinctive cultural identity and the ways in which the arts of Korea have been affected by trade and diplomacy, by war and peace, and by religion and philosophy. Art forms unique to Korea are especially well represented by ceramics, ranging from the stonewares of the Three ...

Site Index | Message Board | Frames | Site Search | Subscribe Update Page (June 09, 2006) The on-line journal for the study and exhibition of the arts of Asia new exhibition Brussels Oriental Art Fair 2006 Galleries Articles Exhibitions Associations Choose a gallery (alphabetical) Acala Gallery Alexander Götz Angelo Attilio Attili ArGa Inc. Arnold H. Lieberman Arthur Leeper Asian Arts Arthur Millner Arts of Lanna Art & Anti ...

| Face | Claws | Belt | Mountains | Tile, early 7th century; Three Kingdoms period (18 B.C.–A.D.660) Korean (Paekche Kingdom) Earthenware; 11 x 11 in. (28 x 28 cm) The National Museum of Korea, Seoul (Treasure no. 343) We do not know exactly what kind of imaginary being this creature was, or what meaning he contained for the people who made him. Stories of this time often describe monsters as living in faraway mountainous areas. Tiles of this kind were ...

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Milestones in Classic Hollywood/American Films www.filmsite.org & www.greatestfilms.org Site Description: Since mid-1996, this site, composed of thousands of pages, has been an award-winning, unique resource for classic film buffs and all who are interested in films. Includes interpretive and detailed plot synopses, review commentary, an unparalleled wealth of film reference material, and historical background for hundreds of classic Hollywood/American ...

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THE KARAKURI Japanese Version is here. THE MESSAGE from a puppet enthusiast, Seima Takanashi CARRIAGE PUPPETS Puppet sitting on the shoulders of another puppet Puppet standing on its hands on a pine tree branch Puppet collecting peaches Jurojin and a karako stringed mechanism Urashima puppet with a stringed mechanism Court dance, music and arrow shooting mechanism Puppet standing on its hands and striking a drum Puppet standing on its hands on a plum branch Joruri puppet ...

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Works of Art Permanent Collection Asian Art Search Entire Site Works of Art The Met Store Membership Visitor Information Calendar Special Exhibitions Press Room Advanced Search Collection Highlights See forty-nine specially selected works of art. Gallery Location in Museum Find out where the galleries are located. Introduction to Asian Art Read about the curatorial department and its permanent collection. Publications ...

INDEX UKIYO-E The Pictures of the Floating World The art of ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world"), originated in the metropolitan culture of Edo (Tokyo) during the period of Japanese history, when the political and military power was in the hands of the shoguns, and the country was virtually isolated from the rest of the world. It is an art closely connected with the pleasures of theatres, restaurants, teahouses, geisha and courtesans in the even then very large city. Many ukiyo-e prints ...

The technical skill and artistic mastery of Korean potters have been praised for centuries. In this feature you can explore a sampling of Korean ceramics by looking, reading, and answering questions. If you would like to learn more about Korean ceramics, please visit the Arts of Korea Web feature. Click the celadon vase to continue. Home | Works of Art | Permanent Collection | Features | Timeline of Art History | Explore & Learn | The Met Store | Member ...

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