The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated at The Met
Written c1000 at the imperial court in Japan by the Lady Murasaki Shikibu The Tale of Genji has had a profound effect on the evolution of literature and romance
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Streams & Mountains Without End: China’s Traditions, The Met
Streams and Mountains without End: Landscape Traditions of China, an exhibition on show at The Met New York, is about the rhythm of nature refreshing the heart
Ma Xiaohui – QSO presents Year of the Rooster Concert, QPAC
Acclaimed musicians Ma Xiaohui, Dane Lam, Ya Fen, Zhao Cong, Piers Lane & Zoë Black guest with Queensland Symphony for Year of The Rooster Concert at QPAC Feb 9
First Monday in May – Jo Reviews Fashion’s Exclusive Party
The First Monday in May, maybe just another day to many, but to those in the heady world of haute couture it’s the day for the super bowl of fashion – The Met Gala Ball held in New York City. Just what does it take to put on fashions night…
Chinese Ceramics, Pt 2 – Am Glad I Was Not Born Before Tea!
With an assorted assemblage of porcelain wares being used for the tea ceremony in England imports of tea alone multiplied some forty times between 1723 and 1830
Arts of Japan – Brush Writing Reflects Beautiful Personality
Brush Writing in the Arts of Japan is a show about how, through creative innovation, someone’s handwriting style can convey their own aesthetic sensibilities
A Chinese Garden – The Rhythm of Nature Refreshing the Heart
In China a garden is where all the arts come together. A Chinese garden is a microcosm of the macrocosm a small complete expression of the vastness of nature
Giuseppe Castiglione – Painter @ Court of 3 Chinese Emperors
Painter and Jesuit Priest Giuseppe Castiglione arrived in China in 1715 and passed his life at the Court of Emperors K’ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch’ien-lung
The First Emperor of China – Seeking the Mandate of Heaven
Today the first Emperor of China’s terracotta army has no battles to fight, but rather it seeks to win the war for China about culture as art