Shao Yi, “Producing Totem” (2010), wooden mold, dimensions variable (all images courtesy UCCA Center for Contemporary Art) BEIJING — Just as European art has long been influenced by that of nonwestern ...
The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, a hub of ancient Chinese Buddhist art and spirituality, fell victim to extensive looting in the early 20th century. Today, the priceless relics taken from this sacred site ...
Delicate paper flowers, cut, painted, and layered like small rosettes, survived for roughly a millennium after being sealed inside a cave on China’s Silk Road. The discovery is a reminder that ...
Xiling Auction is always dedicated to offering important ancient Buddhist art works for collectors. Since 2015, the sale of Elegant and Magnificent: Chinese Status, presenting statues of various ...
Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
A statue of Kumarajiva in front of the Kizil Caves, in Kuqa, Xinjiang, China. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Yoshi Canopus Kumarajiva, a fourth-century monk and scholar responsible for translating ...
Pages 43-58 are illustrations. Foreword signed: J. LeRoy Davidson. "This exhibition ... held concurrently with splendid loan exhibit of similar scope at the Metropolitan musueum of art"--p. 42.
Flash floods and years of unusual rainfall — likely linked to climate change — are degrading ancient cave art along China's historic silk road at a rapid pace. More than 1,500 years ago, followers of ...
With the aid of his friend, Cambridge Chinese art Professor Cheng Te-K’un, Kiuan combed through the accumulations of other collectors in order to secure the most precious items for himself. This ...
On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, the China Cultural Centre in Paris is offering a free outdoor light and sound show ...
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