A series of interesting new books I saw at the book exhibit of #AAS2025 in #Columbus (1): Jean-Pierre Drège, A Short History of Paper in Imperial China. De Gruyter. #books #chinesehistory #chineseculture #chinesestudies #conference #sinology

A special exhibition now on view at Changsha Museum features pictorial bricks from the Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties, unearthed from Gansu province. From traveling and feasting to farming, dressing and entertainment, each brick is a snapshot of history, vividly

In Mogao Cave 85, a distinctive merchant catches the eye in his round-collar robe with floral medallions. Most male figures in #Dunhuang murals, even officials, wear plain clothing, making this floral design exceptionally rare. #DunhuangMuralArt #chineseculture

It seems 2 Sasanian kings adopted Anahita's signs. Of these, seal impression & plate of Shapur III (383-388 CE) are significant ...

【講演会のご案内🌻】 東洋文庫では下記のように講演会を開催します。 題名：初唐佛頭中唐佛身——試論莫高窟「北大像」(96) 的兩次成像經緯 日時：2025年9月26日（14:00–16:00） 講師：梅林（広州美術学院教授） 言語：中国語 会場：東洋文庫2階講演室 事前申込不要です。奮ってご参加下さい！

A stunning #Dunhuang mural from the dome of Cave 148 at the Mogao Caves depicts a five-bay traditional Chinese structure with exquisite architectural details. The building features a classic xieshan roof (Chinese: 歇山式) and stands on a brick-faced platform. Every component —

End of Heat (#Chushu, Chinese: 处暑), the 14th solar term of the year, begins tomorrow. The sky turns clearer and crops turn golden under softer sunlight, signaling autumn's approach. #DunhuangSolarTerms

When American sinologist Neil Schmid first set foot in the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province in 1987, he was amazed by the seamless blend of local cultures. Now, he is the first full-time foreign researcher at the Dunhuang Academy. Neil is deeply passionate about sharing

2 statues with Parthian style clothing, belts etc., Tomb M51, rock-cut burial from Edessa, modern Şanlıurfa, 2-3 C CE

In the age of the algorithm, the West has lost its philosophy of spiritual architecture, and with it the language of holy enchantment … noemamag.com/the-vanishing-…

Explore the fusion of art and history in this #Dunhuang mural from Cave 85! The city, symbolically blooming on a lotus, features a grid-like layout inspired by the historical "Lifang" system (Chinese:里坊制), which organized cities into walled districts for efficient management.

This Diamond Sutra manuscript from #Dunhuang has a very unique dedication. The colophon reads "Humbly on behalf of my old ploughing ox, that his soul may be reborn in the Pure Land" 🐂 bit.ly/4g1njoG

Story written by Willie Liu about Hanzi Type Archaeo 活字攷古 and TeririW ’s research on the 61-1 face. sixthtone.com/news/1017560

🤔Does an instrument make a sound without being struck? ✨🎨The mural of early Tang Dynasty (618-907) in Mogao Cave 321 beautifully illustrates this concept. 🎶🪘Featuring 38 heavenly musical instruments such as harps, lutes, and drums, all floating amid ribbons and flying

A rare fresco from late Sogdian palace, Sanjar‑Shah, in Tajikistan, procession of priests approaching a fire altar - insights into Sogdian religious imagery & fire worship during Late Antiquity #Archaeology #Sogdiana #SilkRoad #FireWorship #Zoroastrianism cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Panaino, Antonio. 2025. Ahreman’s ascent and the direction of his primordial aggression. With an excursus about the cosmic egg (Publications d’Études Indo-Iraniennes 4). Strasbourg: Université de Strasbourg. biblioiranica.info/ahremans-ascen…

Sims-Williams, Nicholas, with contributions by Jonathan A. Silk. 2025. An Old Khotanese Reader: The Tale of Bhadra (Beiträge zur Iranistik 53). Wiesbaden: Reichert. biblioiranica.info/an-old-khotane…

We are back with a new, richer team! New posts every Tuesday and Friday, as usual! in the mean time, enjoy a post from our archives! #tbt #OnThisDay "Digital Architecture in Dunhuang—and beyond: an interview with Dr Zhenru Zhou" by @alicecasalini #buddhism #DH #DHinpractice

✨ On September 10, the "Eternal Smile of the East: Art Exhibition of Buddhist Sculptures" opened at the #Gansu Jiandu Museum. Focusing on the art of Buddhist sculptures in #China, the #exhibition is structured around three thematic sections: "Cast in Gold", "Carved in Stone",

Leo Braudy proposes a historical and aesthetic rationale for George Lucas’s Museum of Narrative Art: "The artistic urge to create a sense of the lifelike, the moving, the temporal in a visual art that is otherwise static remains unchanged." lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-lu…