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Sonia Coman

mosaic, Great Mosque of Damascus, photo: american rugbier, CC BY-SA 2.0 — An introduction to the diverse cultures of Asia and their intersecting histories

A brief history of the cultures of ...

by Dr. Sonia Coman

mosaic, Great Mosque of Damascus, photo: american rugbier, CC BY-SA 2.0 — An introduction to the diverse cultures of Asia and their intersecting histories

A brief history of the cultures of ...

by Dr. Sonia Coman

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), Visiting Komachi (Kayoi Komachi), from the series Modern Beauties as the Seven Komachi (Tōsei Bijin Nana Komachi), c. 1821-22, published by Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendō), woodblock print: ink and color on paper, 36.5 x 25.5 cm (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) — In this example of ukiyo-e, the artist represents a modern woman in the guise of Komachi, a legendary poetess.

Utagawa Kunisada I, Visiting Komachi, from the ...

by Dr. Sonia Coman

Bamboo in the Four Seasons, attributed to Tosa Mistunobu, late 15th to early 16th century (Muromachi period), Japan, ink, color and gold leaf on paper, each screen 157 x 360 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) — Originally a sliding wall, these golden panels use bamboo, a Chinese motif, to illustrate a Japanese poetic trope.

Bamboo in the Four Seasons: painting and ...

by Dr. Sonia Coman and Dr. Steven Zucker