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Swami Vivekananda with one hand cupping his face, his elbow rests on the back of chair on which he is seated sideways.

September 27, 2020October 14, 2020

This Day in Freer History: September 27, 1893

Charles Lang Freer, Freer, Freer at 100, Freer Gallery of Art, Freer History, Swami Vivekananda, Vedanta, Yoga

Painting fragment of an Indian prince with a flower in one hand riding a white horse, representing the planet of Venus.

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

Astrology’s Reveal: Fragments of a Scroll

Astrology, Horoscopes, India, Indian art, painting, Planets, Zodiac

A couple standing on a hilltop and embracing, they are silhouetted in front of an orange sun rising or setting.

September 17, 2020September 14, 2020

Take a Chance on Japan

Asian Cinema, cinema, documentaries, film, film festival, Japan, Japanese cinema, Japanese film

September 1, 2020September 2, 2020

Zooming in on the Shapur Plate

Close looking, Online Tours, tours

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020

LONELY PLANET in Edo-period Japan: Meisho Zue

Japanese Art, Library, Travel

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

The Art of Action: 25 Years of Hong Kong Fight Scenes

Action Films, Asian Cinema, Asian Film, Films, Hong Kong Film Festival, Virtual Film Festival

July 18, 2020July 27, 2020

This Day in Freer History: July 18, 1894

Charles Lang Freer, Freer at 100, Freer Gallery of Art, Freer History, James McNeill Whistler

A still image from the Thai film "Uncle Boonmee". There are three figures seated at a dining table set with food. One diner faces away from the viewer. The other diner is a man with dark hair in an orange and yellow tee shirt. He is facing the third figure, at left, a ghostly apparition of a woman.

What is Thai Cinema?

Asian Cinema, Asian Film, Films, Thai Cinema, Thailand

A king sitting on a woven rug surrounded by trees, the rug is on a field of yellow, the king is seated against a bolster and two birds are perched on his outstretched hand

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

Studying Rajput Ragamala Paintings

Indian art, Indian classical music, Ragamala painting, South Asian art