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The Metropolitan Museum to Return Cambodian Artifacts Tied to Looting
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that it will be repatriating looted sculptures to the Kingdoms of Cambodia and Thailand.
Persimmons (detail), attributed to Muqi (Chinese, active 13th century), hanging scroll; ink on paper. Collection of Daitokuji Ryokoin Temple. Important Cultural Property.
Two Important Paintings from Asia On View for First Time in U.S.
The Heart of Zen, which is on view at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, presents, for the first time in the United States, two of the most important paintings in Asian art.
Vincent Van Gogh, detail of Sunflowers, Arles, January 1889. Oil on canvas.
The Cultural Significance of the Color Yellow
The color yellow has a rich cultural history that rivals the warmth of the various shades that it comes in. Often linked to the sun, it has come to symbolize a multitude of things from power and…
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The Oldest Depiction of the Buddha in Human Form
Curator Sushma Jansari reckons she's in charge of 'one of the most important objects in the entire British Museum' - and she's not wrong. The Bimaran Casket currently holds the record for the…