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Korean Ceramics

Ceramics is an enduring art form of Korea...

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Provisions for the afterlife

In ancient China, funerary figurines were placed in tombs as substitutes of real people...

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Shiva Worship

Sangram Singh ruled the kingdom of Mewar, centred in Udaipur, from 1710-34. Mewar was one of the most important...

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Shiva Worship II

The term linga (or lingam) means sign or mark in the Indian Sanskrit language. Linga are aniconic (non figurative) representations...

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Shiva Worship III

Rangoli is a traditional folk art practised all over India, where the geometric patterns were created on floors and walls inside homes...

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Indian Tree Goddess

This sculpture was made in Karnataka state in south-west India in the first half of the twelfth century...

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Buddhist statues

Mahayana Buddhism was introduced to China from India via Central Asian trade routes as early as the first century AD.

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Ikat

Explore ikat textiles produced in different parts of Asia.

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Dressed to Rule - Panorama

Use this panoramic viewer to explore the exhibition Dressed to Rule

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Emperor's Robe

Zoom in on this robe to explore the symbols

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Empress's Robe

Zoom in on this robe to explore the symbols

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