Masterpieces of Eastern Art

Wisdom of the East - Affandi

2012-07-12T07:48:00.000-07:00

Wisdom of the East is a fresco mural by Indonesian artist Affandi located in Jefferson Hall, East-West Center of Honololu, Hawaii.

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53 stations of the Tokaido: second station, Kawasaki

2012-07-12T00:19:00.000-07:00

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Hyewon - Korean Art, Joseon Period

2012-06-03T04:52:00.000-07:00

Scenery of Dano Day

"Holding a drinking bout" (주사거배 酒肆擧盃)

"A young boy plucking an azalea" (소년전홍 少年剪紅)

"Lovers under the moon" (월하정인 月下情人)

"Dance with two knives"(쌍검대무 雙劍對舞)

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Shunga - Erotic Illustration by Suzuki Haronobu

2012-04-05T12:10:00.000-07:00

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Illustration attributed to Suzuki Haronobu

2012-04-05T12:08:00.000-07:00

Haronobu's Young Lovers under an umbrella CLICK HERE

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Suzuki Haronobu - Crow and Heron, or Young Lovers Walking Together under an Umbrella in a Snowstorm

2012-04-05T12:04:00.000-07:00

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Hishikawa Moronobu - Gardens and Pavillions of Pleasure

2012-04-01T10:30:00.002-07:00

Hishikawa Moronobu - Beauty Looking Back CLICK HERE TO SEE IT

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Hishikawa Moronobu - Lobby of a Brothel

2012-04-01T10:27:00.000-07:00

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Hishikawa Moronobu - Beauty Looking Back

2012-04-01T10:24:00.000-07:00

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Wayang Kulit

2012-03-29T12:24:00.000-07:00

Wayang kulit, shadow puppets prevalent in Java and Bali in Indonesia, are without a doubt the best known of the Indonesian wayang. Kulit means skin, and refers to the leather construction of the puppets that are carefully chiselled with very fine tools and supported with carefully shaped buffalo horn handles and control rods. [Definition taken from Wikipedia.com]

Here are some examples

KAMASAN STYLE - BALINESE ART

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Balinese Art - Kamasan Style

2012-03-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

Kamasan is a painting style based on shadow puppet characters. Its roots can be traced back to the Majapahit Empire in Java.

To know more about it, take a look at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balinese_art

Here are some examples of Kamsan artworks:

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Khambhavati Ragini - A lady preforms the Brahma puja with an attendant on a palace terrace

2012-03-28T01:03:00.000-07:00

A lady preforms the Brahma puja with an attendant on a palace terrace - Khambhavati Ragini, Rajput Painting Mid 18th Century

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Tô Ngọc Vân - Young Woman with Lily

2012-03-27T14:03:00.000-07:00

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General view of inner mt. Geumgang by Jeong Seon

2012-03-27T06:29:00.000-07:00

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Hiroshige - Man on horseback crossing a bridge

2012-03-26T12:51:00.000-07:00

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