As Lunar New Year approaches, the once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking is undergoing something of a revival in ...
An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly ...
Third-generation seal engraver Yam Man-hong talks about preserving the craft at his tiny Hong Kong stall, and keeping up with ...
Once a traditional Spring Festival pastime, this 2,000-year-old game integrates elements of fantasy and imperial culture.
Step off the plane in Hong Kong and you'll feel it instantly - a city where East meets West in ways you won't find anywhere else in the world.
The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco bills itself as ... March 10 — takes an unflattering look at the history of four ancient bronzes from Thailand that the museum acknowledges were illegally ...
While the world is increasingly dominated by modern pharmaceuticals and Western medical practices, the ancient art of ...
From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...
Why the focus on bronze? In the ancient world, few materials offered the advantages of this metal, says Anna A Slaczka, curator of South Asian Art at Rijksmuseum. The alloy (generally 88% copper ...