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| Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in India |
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A brief overview of political, cultural, and artistic developments in 21st-century India. With images of 7 related artworks.
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| Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in Pakistan and Bangladesh |
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A brief overview of political, cultural, and artistic developments in 21st-century Pakistan and Bangladesh. With images of 5 related artworks.
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| Pre-Angkor Traditions: The Mekong Delta and Peninsular Thailand |
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An overview of artistic traditions in mainland Southeast Asia during the pre-Angkor period, with an emphasis on the influence of Hindu and Buddhist traditions from South Asia. With images of 7 related artworks.
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| The Qin |
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An introduction to the qin, a type of zither that is "the most prestigious of China's instruments." "Chinese lore" holds that the qin dates back to the third millennium BCE.
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| Qin Dynasty (221–206 B.C.) |
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An brief overview of the Qin dynasty in China. There are no related artworks, but one map and a short section about the terracotta figures at the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi.
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| The Qing Dynasty (1644–1911): Painting |
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A discussion of painting during the Qing dynasty, with a focus on three principal groups of artists working during the Qing: the traditionalists, the individualists, and the courtiers and professional artists. With 14 related artworks.
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| The Rag-dung (Cloisonné Trumpets) |
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A brief overview of the history of the Tibetan rag-dung, "long trumpets played in pairs for morning and evenings calls to prayer, preludes, and processions. ... By the Ming dynasty, the rag-dung may have been used in court rituals, as the elegantly decorated examples illustrated here attest."
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| Recognizing the Gods |
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A guide to the iconography of Hindu and Buddhist deities in South Asian sculpture. Discusses specific poses, hand gestures, postures, vehicles, and accoutrements. With images of 11 related artworks and an explanatory drawing of five mudras (hand gestures).
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