Asian art nude

Any visitor wandering through the illustrious museums of Europe and America would be struck by the prevalence of depictions of the female form, more often than not, nude, in painting after painting and sculpture after sculpture. The ability to skillfully depict the human body, in particular, the unclothed or nude female body, has traditionally been regarded as the highest aspiration for artists. The painting depicts Venus, the goddess of love, who was regarded as the most beautiful of all the goddesses and the very personification of feminine beauty.

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The beauty of woman nude must be a gift graced by God. As an eternal theme of artists, the unique nude has unparalleled charm that drives away all filth and foulness and brings in purification and lifting of soul. The oriental temptation demonstrated by our talented Chinese painters is just a plus!

How have Chinese female artists been dealing with the female nude? Have they reclaimed women's bodies from the male gaze? Have they presented women's bodies from women's points of view, and women as active on their own behalf and in charge of their own lives?

Fine Chinese, Japanese, Burmese, Tibetan and Korean decorative objects and works of art ranging from the Neolithic period to present day. Ranging from as early as the Neolithic period to present day, the breadth of material represented in the sale is sure to appeal to novice and experienced collectors of Asian art, decorators, and dealers. Composed primarily of three large joined and carved timbers, the deity is seated at royal ease on a large elephant, dressed in draped scarves and bodhisattva jewelry.

A new documentary highlights the value of a cultural exchange agreement between France and China, which offered scholarships to artists almost a century ago, writes Lara Marlowe. When the Irish Government recently established Culture Ireland to promote Irish arts overseas, they imitated - perhaps unwittingly - a long French tradition of cultural diplomacy. The profound effect of a cultural exchange agreement signed between France and China in is obvious to experts on 20th-century Chinese art.