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Reaching the Buddhist paradise: early images of Buddhas and bodhisattvas in Koguryŏ
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 554–569
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Perrin, Ariane (Perrin, Ariane)
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1. Inscribed Buddhist triad, provenance unknown, attributed to Koguryŏ. 563 CE. Gilded bronze, height 17.5 cm. (Kansong Art Museum).
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2. Plan of the under-structure of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn yujŏk yumul togam / The Illustrated Book of Ruins and Relics of Korea, Pyongyang 1990 (hereafter Chosŏn), VI, p.73, fig.93; redrawn by the author).
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3. Layout of murals of the north wall of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing four bodhisattvas, the Green Dragon and apsaras. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.72, fig.91).
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4. East ceiling of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing an enthroned Buddha, tomb occupants and apsaras. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.74, fig.97).
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5. Restored image of the west wall of the main chamber of the Susanni tomb near Namp’o, North Korea, showing a Yaksha–Atlas figure. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Ch’ŏnsang-ŭi munyang yesul: Koguryŏ kobun pyŏkhwa / Celestial motifs: Ancient Tomb Murals of the Koguryŏ Dynasty, Taejŏn 2020, p.282).
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6. Ceiling corners of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing Yaksha–Atlas figures, and newborn male and female figures in lotus flowers. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.82, fig.105).
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7. Right wall of the second chamber of the Sanshi (Three Chambers) tomb, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing a Yaksha–Atlas figure and two Black Warriors. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.68, fig.85).
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10. Buddha and bodhisattvas on the south wall of Yungang cave no.10, Datong, Shanxi province, China. Northern Wei period, 470–94 CE. (From Li Zhiguo: Yungang shiku (Yungang caves), Beijing 1995, p.92, fig.73).
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11a and b. Seated Buddha (mandorla missing), found at Ttuksŏm, Seoul area. First half of the 5th century CE. Gilded bronze, height 4.9 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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12. Seated Buddha, found at the Wŏno-ri temple site, P’yŏngwŏn county, north of Pyongyang area, South P’yŏngan province, North Korea. Koguryŏ period, sixth century CE. Clay, height 17 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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13a and b. Standing bodhisattva, found at Wŏno-ri temple site, P’yŏngwŏn county, South P’yŏngan province, North Korea. Koguryŏ period, sixth century. Clay, height 19.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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14. Seated Buddha, found near Hwangju, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. soapstone (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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15. Buddhist stele. Chinese, Late Northern Wei period. (Zhucheng Museum, Shandong).
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16. Fragment of mould, found south of Pyongyang at T’osong-ni, Taedong county, South P’yongan province, North Korea. Koguryo period, sixth century. Clay. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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17. Seated Buddha. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height 8.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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18. Inscribed mandorla, found at Ch’ungju, North Ch’ungch’ong province, South Korea. 536 or 596 CE. Gilded bronze, height 12.4 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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19. Inscribed standing Buddha, found at Uiryong, South Kyongsang province (Silla territory), South Korea. 539 CE. Gilded bronze, height 16.2 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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20. Inscribed mandorla, found in P’yongch’on area, Pyongyang, North Korea. 551 CE, Gilded bronze, height. 22 cm. (Korean Central History Museum of Pyongyang).
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21. Inscribed Buddhist triad (pedestal missing), found at Koksan, in Hwanghae province, North Korea. 571. Gilded bronze, height 15.5 cm. (Ho am Art Museum, Leeum).
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22. Buddhist triad with three bodhisattvas, found in Kangwŏn province, South Korea. Three Kingdoms period, presumably sixth century CE. Gilded bronze, height 8.7 cm, pedestal diameter 3.3 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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23. Buddhist triad (bodhisattva and two arhats), found at Ch’unch’on, Kangwon province, South Korea. Koguryo or Silla, presumably second half of sixth century. Gilded bronze, height 8.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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24. Inscribed plaque, found in Omae-ri, Sinp’o city, South Hamgyong province, North Korea. Gilded bronze, 41.5 by 18.5 cm. (Korean Central History Museum of Pyongyang).
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25a and b. Inscribed Buddhist triad, found on Mount Puso, near Puyo, in South Ch’ungch’ong province, South Korea. Gilded bronze, height 8.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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26a and b. Inscribed standing bodhisattva, found in Hongsong county, South Ch’ungch’ong province, central western Korea. Gilded bronze, height 16.4 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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27. Inscribed standing bodhisattva. Northern Wei period, 525 CE. Gilded bronze. (© Minku Kim; Linshu Museum, Shandong).
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28. Standing bodhisattva. Gilded bronze, height 22.8 cm. (Gyeongju National Museum).
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29. Buddhist triad. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height 15.5 cm. (Donation of Lee Kun-hee). (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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30a and b. Inscribed standing Buddha. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height. 7.7 cm. (Donation of Lee Kun-hee). (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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8. North wall of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing bodhisattvas turned towards the Buddha. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (© Icomos Korea).
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9. West niche of the front chamber of the Kamsin tomb, near Namp’o city, North Korea, showing a seated figure. Koguryŏ period, late 5th century CE. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Exhibition Review
China’s Hidden Century
10/2023 | 1447 | 165
Pages: 1136-1138
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McKillop, Beth (McKillop, Beth)
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China’s Hidden Century: 1796–1912. Edited by Jessica Harrison-Hall and Julia Lovell. 336 pp. incl. 430 col. ills. (British Museum Press, London, 2023), £30. ISBN 978–0–7141–2494–0. | :
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China’s Hidden Century British Museum, London 18th May–8th October | :
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14. Kesi robe with Japanesestyle decoration. c.1880–1900. Woven silk with embroidery, 134.6 by 134.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; exh. British Museum, London).
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15. All-underheaven complete map of the everlasting unified Qing empire. Beijing, c.1800. Ink on paper, 123 by 231.6 cm. (British Library, London; exh. British Museum, London).
Book Review
Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 573-575
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Roberts, Claire (Roberts, Claire)
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Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China Edited by Karina H. Corrigan and Stephanie H. Tung with Bing Wang and Tingting Xu. 340 pp. incl. 300 col. ills. (Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, and Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2022), £45. ISBN 978–0–300–26363–3. | :
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6. Yang Chang-mei. China, c.1862. Albumen print. (Peabody Essex Museum, Salem; Granger Historical Picture Archive; Alamy Stock Photo).
Book Review
Fairweather and China
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 348-349
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Riddler, Eric (Riddler, Eric)
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7. Chi-tien stands on head, by Ian Fairweather. 1964. Synthetic polymer paint and gouache on cardboard on composition board, 64.8 by 99.1 cm. (TarraWarra Museum of Art, Melbourne). | :
Article
The nude male form in Chen Yanqiao’s woodblock prints and cartoons, 1934–35
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 898-907
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Emrich-Rougé, Elizabeth (Emrich-Rougé, Elizabeth)
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1. Pull, by Chen Yanqiao. 1934. Woodblock print, 25.1 by 19.1 cm. (Courtesy Lu Xun Memorial Museum, Shanghai).
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10. Beautiful illustrations of the body, by Wan Laiming. 1933. (From The Young Companion, no.78, July 1933; from online database CNBKSY – Quanguo Baokan Suoyin, Shanghai Library).
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2. Title page from Cartoons and Life no.2 (December 1935), featuring Struggle, by Chen Yanqiao. 1935. Ink drawing. (From online database CNBKSY – Quanguo Baokan Suoyin, Shanghai Library).
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3. China, roar!, by Li Hua. 1935. Woodblock print, 23 by 16.5 cm. (From Modern Prints 1, no.14, December 1935, reproduced in Progress in Prints: Chinese Modern Woodblock Prints in Lu Xun’s Collection, Shanghai 1991, I, p.251; courtesy Lu Xun Memorial Museum, Shanghai).
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4. The despairing (top) and Forced to wander as a refugee (below), by Chen Yanqiao. 1934–35. Woodblock prints. (From Cartoon Life, no.5, January 1935, p.30; from online database CNBKSY – Quanguo Baokan Suoyin, Shanghai Library).
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5. Sun chariot, by Zhu Yingpeng and Xu Suling. (From Vanguard Monthly 1, no.3, December 1930; from online database CNBKSY – Quanguo Baokan Suoyin, Shanghai Library).
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6. A beautifully brave and strong body. 1929. Photograph. (From Modern Miscellany 1, no.3, p.2; from online database CNBKSY – Quanguo Baokan Suoyin, Shanghai Library).
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7. Health and beauty. 1930. Photograph. (From Athletic China, no.1, October 1930; from online database CNBKSY – Quanguo Baokan Suoyin, Shanghai Library).
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8. Guerilla forces, by Chen Yanqiao. 1935. Woodblock print. (From Collected Wood Shavings, no.1, 20th April 1935, p.7; from online database CNBKSY – Quanguo Baokan Suoyin, Shanghai Library).
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9. Figures in the palm of his hand, by Wan Laiming. 1935. Ink drawing. (From Phenomenon Cartoon, no.2, May 1935; from online database CNBKSY – Quanguo Baokan Suoyin, Shanghai Library).
Article
Three eminent art historians: a Chinese encounter
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 865-869
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Penny, Nicholas (Penny, Nicholas)
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Yiqiang Cao (Yiqiang Cao)
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1. Yiqiang Cao, by Quan Shanshi. 2005. Oil on canvas, 115 by 130 cm. (Quan Shanshi Art Centre, Hangzhou).
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2. Ernst Gombrich, by Mary Robert. c.1988. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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3. Michael Baxandall, by Max Whitaker. 1989. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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4. Larissa and Francis Haskell, c.1985.
Article
Intertwined birds: Islamic artistic presence in Korean ceramics in the Goryeo period
10/2019 | 1399 | 161
Pages: 811-819
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Han, In-Sung Kim (Han, In-Sung Kim)
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6. Ivory casket, by Muhammad ibn Zayyan. Cuenca, 1026. Elephant ivory, height 19cm. (Museo de Burgos, Burgos).
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1. Pillow. Korea (Goryeo), thirteenth century. Stoneware with celadon glaze, 9.1 by 21.5cm. (Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka).
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10. Dish. Egypt, Fatimid, 10th century, with modern restorations. Earthenware. diameter 13.6cm. (Benaki Museum, Athens).
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12. Court lady’s pouch. Korea (Joseon), nineteenth century. Silk with gold thread, 11 by 12 cm. (National Palace Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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2. Lidded container (‘hap’). Korea (Goryeo), thirteenth century. Stoneware with celadon glaze, 3.1.cm. by 6.8 cm. (Horim Museum, Seoul).
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5. Sword hilt. Korea (Silla), fifth or sixth century AD. Gold and iron, length 13.8cm. (Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul).
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7. Phial. East Iran, late twelfth century. Brass, inlaid with silver, height 12.8 cm. (Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo).
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8. Mural decoration depicting a pair of peafowl with intertwined necks in the eastern Kharraqan tomb tower, near Qazvin, Iran. Seljuk period, 1067–68. From D. Stronach and T.C. Young Jr.: ‘Three octagonal Seljoq tomb towers from Iran’, Iran 4 (1966), pp.1–20, plate XVe.
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9. Detail of an oliphant, showing intertwined birds. Sicily or Italy, eleventh–twelfth century. Elephant ivory, length 69 cm. (National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh).
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Opposite 11. Cup. Ilkhanate, early fourteenth century. Silver with inlaid gilding, 3.3 by 15.2 cm. (David Collection, Copenhagen).
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Opposite 3. Bowl decorated with cranes and clouds. Korea (Goryeo), thirteenth century. Stoneware, inlaid in brown and white slip and celadon glazed, 6.5 cm by 19.5 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Bridgeman Images).
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Opposite 4. Bowl or saucer. Korea (Goryeo), 1250–1300. Stoneware with celadon glaze and gilding, 5.6 by 22.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Book Review
The Global Flows of Early Scottish Photography: Encounters in Scotland, Canada, and China. By Anthony W. Lee
10/2019 | 1399 | 161
Pages: 885-886
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Stein, Lisa (Stein, Lisa)
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The Global Flows of Early Scottish Photography: Encounters in Scotland, Canada, and China By Anthony W. Lee. 344 pp. incl. 193 col. ills. (McGill-Queen’s University Press, Montreal, 2019), £45. ISBN 978–0–7735–5713–0. | :
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6. Exhausted, caribou hunting series, Montreal, QC, by William Notman. 1866. Albumen print, 25 by 20 cm. (McCord Museum, Montreal).
Book Review
Silent Beauty: Nordic and East Asian Interaction. Edited by Anne-Marie Pennonen and Hanne Selkokari
09/2019 | 1398 | 161
Pages: 792
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Bolwell, Sarah (Bolwell, Sarah)
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7. Vase, Arabia, by Kyllikki Salmenhaara. 1959. Glazed stoneware with chamotte, height 43 cm. (Design Museum, Helsinki).
Book Review
Zooming In: Histories of Photography in China. By Wu Hung
10/2018 | 1387 | 160
Pages: 872-873
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Stein, Lisa (Stein, Lisa)
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5. Self-portrait in his dorm, by Jin Shisheng. 1936. Gelatin silver print. (Courtesy the estate of Jin Shisheng).
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