Asian Art Newspaper — Articles

6 May 2014

‘Sixteenth-century Korean art in some ways can be likened to a jigsaw puzzle with most of the pieces missing,’ says Shawn Eichman, Curator of Asian Art. ‘Every new piece that is found provides a greater context for all of the other pieces.’

The Lost Kingdoms of Early Southeast Asia

6 April 2014

Asian Art Newspaper

The Lost Kingdoms of Early Southeast Asia

The Florence and Herbert Irving Asian Wing at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, is home to one of the most extensive and comprehensive collections of Asian art in the West.

6 March 2014

Asian Art Newspaper

Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty

They used to call pre-modern Korea ‘the Hermit Kingdom’. The name no longer applies, yet the country’s cultural and artistic traditions remain relatively unknown in the West.

Beyond Extravagance: The Al-Thani Collection of Early Mughal Jewellery

6 January 2014

Asian Art Newspaper

Beyond Extravagance: The Al-Thani Collection of Early Mughal Jewellery

In Mughal India, everything was jewelled. Gems and jewels were an integral aspect of daily wear; there were forms to adorn and beautify every part of the body in both secular and sacred spheres.