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HOMECOMING: The 12th century Uma Maheswar stele from Tangal Hiti, Patan, stolen in early 1980s. In Yatkha Tole, Krishna Bahadur Tuladhar, 62 shows Nepali Times a brass crown belonging to the Standing ...

With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and monastic robes, the “Laughing Buddha” is instantly identifiable. However, astute observers might wonder why this buddha does not look like the ...

Name: Gilt-bronze Standing Buddha with Inscription of “the Seventh Yeonga Year” Period: Three Kingdoms Period Location: Yongsan District, Seoul Status: National Treasure No. 119 This Buddha image ...

Director of the National Museum of Korea publishes an art history book for foreigners 'K-Traditional Culture Festival' to highlight evolution of culture in modern life ...

This image depicts the dramatic moments that followed the Buddha’s birth. Around 2,500 years ago, Siddhartha Gautama was born into a princely family of the Shakya clan on the upper reaches of the ...

The Kansong Art and Culture Foundation, which runs South Korea's oldest private museum the Kansong Art Museum in Seoul (also known as the Gansong), has consigned two historic sculptures classed as ...