Beginners in silk painting should start with simple designs. Complex patterns can be overwhelming and frustrating. Simple designs allow you to learn the feel of the brush on silk, understand how the ...

Clay silk weaving art in all its richness, however, has a story beyond the beauty of the weaved product. A stark reality looms: And yet, there is a lack of interest from the younger generation.

The result was the story of the silk princess, as told in our painting. The picture is on a wooden board, and it was found in a small abandoned Buddhist shrine in Khotan. The shrine was just one ...

NAGAHAMA, Shiga Prefecture--A silk painting dating to the time of Toyotomi Hideyori (1593-1615) will go on display at a special exhibition here following a painstaking restoration. The image ...

This essay explores some of the art traditions, many of them devotional in nature, of the Silk Roads. The travel of artistic motifs, styles, and techniques along the Silk Road is closely bound up with ...

The result was the story of the silk princess, as told in our painting. The picture is on a wooden board, and it was found in a small abandoned Buddhist shrine in Khotan. The shrine was just one ...