Left: Northeast peak of Phnom Da in 2019. Southern Cambodia, Takeo Province. Photo: Konstanty Kulik, courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Right: Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan (detail), c. 600. Southern Cambodia, Takeo Province, Phnom Da. Sandstone; The Cleveland Museum of Art
“Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain” Opens at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art April 30
(from right) Ichikawa Sadanji as Mizuhiki Seigorō (Kuryūzan
Namiemon), Ichikawa Kodanji as Tobimono Chōjirō, Nakamura
Shikan IV as Yotsuguruma Daihachi, and Onoe Kikugorō V as
Tobikata Hamamatsuchō Tatsugorō, Onoe Matsusuke as Tobimono
Kameemon, Bandō Kakitsu I as Tobimono Fujimatsu, and Onoe
Kōzō as Tobimono Kunimatsu in in the play God's Blessing for the
Reconciliation of the Me-gumi Firemen and the Sumo Wrestlers
(Kami no megumi wagō no torikumi)
Toyohara Kunichika / Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington
DC: The Pearl and Seymour Moskowitz Collection, S2021.5.339a-c
“Underdogs and Antiheroes: Japanese Prints from the Moskowitz Collection” Will Open for the National Cherry Blossom Festival March 19
Landscape; Josui Sōen (act. late 15th–early 16th century); Japan, Muromachi period, late 15th-early 16th century; Ink on paper; H x W (image): 24.8 x 34 cm; Gift of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger; Freer Gallery of Art, F1998.19a-g
National Museum of Asian Art Celebrates Transformative Gift With Exhibition of Modern Japanese Paintings and Calligraphy
Immersive Exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Highlights Importance of the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Detail, Thunder God; Katsushika Hokusai; F1900.47
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Holds Yearlong Exhibition of World-Renowned Japanese Artist Katsushika Hokusai
Detail, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Gwaneum bosal). Korea, Goryeo period, ca. 1220–85. Gilt wood, gilt copper, and iron with crystal inlays. National Museum of Korea, Seoul
A Look at a Korean Buddhist Sculpture and the Devotional Materials It Once Held Inside
Detail, Somayeh, from Blank Pages of an Iranian Photo Album; Newsha Tavakolian; courtesy of Newsha Tavakolian/Magnum photos, ELS2019.4.1.
Six Female Artists Explore the Complexities of Life Within and Outside of Iran
