Trop Picks: Monet’s Garden in Naoshima
Claude Monet’s iconic paintings were inspired by the work of the great Japanese woodcut artist, Utagawa Hiroshige.
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The Chinese Influence on Indian Art: Deccani Paintings
Little is known about the Chinese influence on Indian art. But the two civilisations have a long history of capturing each other’s imaginations.
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What You Never Knew About Sofia Coppola and Tokyo
What explains the special relationship between Sofia Coppola and Tokyo? Papa Francis was a Japanophile and young Sofia would go along on his trips to Japan.
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The Chinese Influence on Indian Modern Art: M. F. Husain and Xu Beihong
M.F. Husain’s horse paintings owe an artistic debt to Xu Beihong’s paintings of the same, reiterating the Chinese influence on Indian modern art.
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A Bit of Singapore in Sidhpur?
Noting a remarkable similarity between the homes of the Dawoodi Bohras of Sidhpur and the Peranakan Chinese.
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The First Beauty Pageant
In 1907, the Japanese newspaper Jiji ShimpÅ held Asia’s first beauty pageant heralding the entry of women into the public sphere.
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Vlisco: A Bit of Java in Africa
It is a little known fact that these “African” cloths are not from Africa at all, but have their origins in Indonesia and are manufactured in Holland by a Dutch company called Vlisco for export to Africa.
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Arikamedu: A Bit of Ancient Rome in India
In Arikamedu, near Pondicherry in South India (of Life of Pi fame), one can find the ruins of a Roman trading settlement dating from the first century C. E.
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The Jews of Chennai
In a hundred short years, the Jews of Chennai changed the course of world history forever.
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How Inspiration Works
Follow the journey of an idea.