Isn't this fragment a bit shaped like Australia? It is a piece of Dharmaraksa's translation of the Lotus sutra, excavated by the Otani expeditions at Khara-khoja.

I would pack lunches more often if this was my lunchbox

Caryatids of Coburg

Popping on here to share this IIAS podcast in which Amanda Achmadi, Paul Walker and I talk about our recent book, Architectural Encounters in Asia Pacific. iias.asia/the-channel/ar…

Never inappropriate to talk about vasiform balustrades, in my experience.

Had a lot of fun chatting with Joseph Rachman for his great piece on a topic very close to my heart: the rich, but often overlooked, heritage of my hometown Kuala Lumpur asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks…