This painting on a wooden panel shows scenes from the Central Asian story of the Silk Princess. According to this legend, a Chinese princess smuggled the secret of how to make silk out of China and ...
The female curves are vividly expressed in a series of lacquer and silk paintings at the "Ve Phai Dep" (Painting Women) show in Hanoi. The exhibition, taking place Nov. 1-7 in the art gallery at 29 ...
NAGAHAMA, Shiga Prefecture--A silk painting dating to the time of Toyotomi Hideyori (1593-1615) will go on display at a special exhibition here following a painstaking restoration. The image, which is ...