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 ...

Siddhartha Gautama, a prince born some twenty-five hundred years ago, is recognized as the Historical Buddha, or “Awakened One.” His enlightenment freed him from the cycle of rebirth, and his ...

The Mogao Caves in the desert of northwest China tell a story of art and Buddhism that began more than 1,500 years ago. Today, Princeton scholars are playing a key role as part of an international ...

In honor of its 90th anniversary, the Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art presents “Promise of Paradise: Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture,” one of the finest assemblages of Chinese devotional art ...

In “Looking and Feeling,” columnist Weili Jin ’28 explores form, rhythm and emotional valence in works of art from across the globe. Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s galleries of Asian art ...

In 1989, the Getty Conservation Institute made a commitment to help with the preservation of the hundreds of Buddhist temples built into cliff-side caves between the 4th and 14th centuries near ...

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 ...

On the occasion of the Chinese New Year, the China Cultural Centre in Paris is offering a free outdoor light and sound show ...

The owner first suspected the bronze deity might be worth more than she paid for after taking it on the 'Antiques Roadshow.' This gilt-bronze figure of the Chinese Buddhist deity Cintamanicakra ...

Across the Western world, the term “Chinatown” evokes a vivid image. Winding streets lined with red and gold decorations. Food stalls and restaurants with ambiguous yet enticing options, alongside ...