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Kindred Rebels: Socrates and Li Zhi Across Time and Culture
Marble bust of Socrates Before I turned fully to art, I was trained as a sinologist: a doctor of philosophy of Chinese thought and...
Jun 95 min read


Taisho Elegance: The Allure of Komura Settai and Yumeji Takehisa
Komura Settai, Illustration for the novel, Edo Yakusha by Kunieda Kanji On patterns, poetry, and the art of subtle emotion In a certain...
Jun 43 min read


Elephants in Korean Art and History: From Buncheong Ceramics to the Curious Tale of Joseon’s First Elephant
Elephants are not native to Korea, yet they have left an intriguing mark on its history and artistic traditions. From charming buncheong...
Feb 283 min read
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