The Tale of Genji is a tale composed by a Japanese court lady during the fabulous Heian period. No other work of literature pre and…
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Tag: Arts & Photography Criticism
Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer’s oeuvre consists of a mere 36 paintings. But the sheer quality of these paintings resulted in the current exhibition of 28 of his…
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Saving China’s imperial treasures
There are 2 excellent books on how the Chinese saved their imperial treasures from the Japanese invaders. They are The Odyssey of China’s Imperial Art…
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Caravaggio
A visit to Naples is not complete if one does not see Caravaggio’s The Seven Acts of Mercy {painted in 1606/07} and The Martyrdom of…
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Beautiful but too small – Splendors of China’s Forbidden City: The Glorious Reign of Emperor Qianlong
It is rather unfortunate that such a wonderful book has too small pictures. In some pictures, one can hardly see the fine details of the…
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