In Flying in the Rain, Gao Jianfu pictured a squadron of biplanes emerging from cloudy skies in loose formation.
East Asia
A “gujangbok” is a ceremonial robe worn by the Joseon king is adorned with nine symbols representing the consummate authority and virtue of the king.
Gujangbok, a ceremonial robe symbolizing the king’s ...
Very few original examples of Kim Jeonghui’s regular script have survived, making this work especially valuable.
Kim Jeonghui’s calligraphy of Kim Yugeun’s Autobiography ...
This large maebyeong with a peony design represents the peak of Goryeo celadon.
Maebyeong with peony design
The excavation of Houchong Tomb was a true landmark in the history of Korean archaeology—as this bowl attests.
Bronze bowl with inscription for King Gwanggaeto ...
In 1861, the great cartographer Kim Jeongho produced the woodblocks and printed the map of Daedongnyeojido (“Territorial Map of the Great East) to create one enormous map of Korea.
Kim Jeongho, woodblocks of Daedongnyeojido (“Territorial Map ...
Why was this Goryeo maebyeong designated as a “Treasure” of Korea?
Maebyeong with cloud and crane design
The bronze ritual object with farming scenes is an invaluable artifact for our understanding of the Korean prehistoric period
Bronze ritual object with farming scenes
This moon jar is made of plain white porcelain, and it represented the epitome of austere Confucian taste in Joseon Korea
White porcelain moon jars
Kim’s paintings typically deal with various aspects of daily life, showing ordinary people at work or at play, or capturing the subtle sentiments resonating between men and women.
Kim Hongdo, album of genre paintings
Portrait of Seo Jiksu is an incredibly vivid depiction of the subject.
Yi Myeonggi and Kim Hongdo, Portrait of ...
The belt buckle is made of solid gold, which is why it has been able to retain its splendor for some two thousand years.
Gold belt buckle, Seokam-ri Tomb 9 (Pyongyang)
The ancient bronze artifacts from Daegok-ri provide important clues about the individuals who ruled the Korean Peninsula in the Early Iron Age.
Assemblage of Artifacts from the Daegok-ri Site, ...
The lid of the incense burner is shaped like ascending levels of mountains, topped by a phoenix with its wings spread wide.
Baekje Gilt-bronze Incense Burner
An Jungsik is one of the representative painters of the early twentieth century, during the first stages of Korean modern art.
An Jungsik, Spring Dawn at Mt. Baegak
This early iron Buddha is an imposing and impressive figure.
Cast-iron Buddha
“One Hundred Birds” was a common subject matter in embroidery from the Guangzhou region.
“One Hundred Birds” hanging scroll
Why does this Qing-dynasty porcelain mimic ivory?
Européenerie on a Chinese Table Screen
Portrait of Chabi is a glimpse into the crucial role played by court dress in the consolidation of Mongol rule across Eurasia.
Portrait of Chabi
The creation of the Taegeukgi was intended to represent Korea as a modern, sovereign nation-state at the turn of the twentieth century.
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