Art of Asia Journal, 1 (14) 2025 (e-book)

Art of Asia Journal, 1 (14) 2025 (e-book) (PDF do pobrania)

With this year’s edition, we are pleased to present the magazine under a new title – Art of Asia Journal. The change marks a natural evolution in our publication’s identity and focus. The previous title, Art of the Orient, has served us well for many years; however, we felt it was time to adopt a name that better reflects both the breadth of our subject matter and the contemporary context in which we engage with Asian art and culture. The term “Orient”, while historically used, is increasingly viewed as outdated, and we wished to choose a title that speaks to today’s global readership with clarity and inclusivity. Art of Asia Journal emphasises our continued dedication to the study, appreciation, and dissemination of Asian art in all its diversity – past and present, traditional and contemporary. The new title also distinguishes our publication from others in the field and underscores its annual, scholarly yet accessible character.

Content

Dorota Kamińska-Jones
The Sati Stele from the District Museum in Toruń in the Context Ritual Sati Memorials

Agnieszka Staszczyk
Brahmanical Gods as the Attendants of Buddha in the Sculpture of North India. The Evolution of Attendants from the Earliest Representations to Late Periods

Bogna Łakomska
Animal Motifs in the Religious Art of China at the End of the Tang and Song Dynasties

Katarzyna Michalewicz
Stereotypes About Chinese and Japanese Culture in Poland’s Interwar Press

Magdalena Guziejko
Asian Trails of Provenance in the Humboldt Forum

Amelia Macioszek
Flying Dragons – an Interesting Example of a Japanese Tea Set

Monika Jankiewicz-Brzostowska
Significance of the Insignificant. Background Images in Selected senso-e Prints

Estera Żeromska
Divine Laws Reflected in Words, Sounds, and Gestures: At the Sources of Traditional Japanese Theatre and Drama

Lidia Gerc
The Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh as a Memorial

Magdalena Furmanik-Kowalska
When Nudity Becomes an Expression of Rebellion: the Nude in Photography by Chinese Women Artists