Sep 1977
VOLUME 8 - NUMBER 9
Kuo His’s Early Spring
Golden Sun Island Goa
Penang: Old Countries’ Home
Afghanistan History
Death of a Tribe
Cover. Detail from the art-historical milestone, Early Spring, by Kuo His, the first signed and earliest-dated Chinese landscape painting. In the appreciation of the masterpiece, written by Tseng Yu of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, the classic Chinese way of viewing landscapes and various elements in a landscape painting is explained. Measuring approximately twice the height and about the same width as an average apartment door, the Sung dynasty painting has inspired generations of Chinese artists.
FEATURES
Charlotte Cardon. School for Brides
Karin McCaffrey. The Ivory Murders
Rene Q. Bas and J. M. Rosen. Indonesia, Part II: Long Night’s Journey Into Day
Goa: Island of the Golden Sun
Marcus Brooke. Penang: Country of the Old Countries
Tseng Yu. Kuo His’s Early Spring
Jesus T. Peralta. Death of a Tribe, or the Impact of Sweet Potato on the Taro Growers
Hussein Rofe. Where Empires Met
Soft Sweet Shrimps with Light Dry Walnuts
Jim Payne and Bernard Shirley. “Pro” Hart of Australia
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Chingay and Other Spectacles of Penang
Dolf Riks. Cuisine of Siam
NEWS
Discoveries
VOLUME 8 - NUMBER 9
Kuo His’s Early Spring
Golden Sun Island Goa
Penang: Old Countries’ Home
Afghanistan History
Death of a Tribe
Cover. Detail from the art-historical milestone, Early Spring, by Kuo His, the first signed and earliest-dated Chinese landscape painting. In the appreciation of the masterpiece, written by Tseng Yu of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, the classic Chinese way of viewing landscapes and various elements in a landscape painting is explained. Measuring approximately twice the height and about the same width as an average apartment door, the Sung dynasty painting has inspired generations of Chinese artists.
FEATURES
Charlotte Cardon. School for Brides
Karin McCaffrey. The Ivory Murders
Rene Q. Bas and J. M. Rosen. Indonesia, Part II: Long Night’s Journey Into Day
Goa: Island of the Golden Sun
Marcus Brooke. Penang: Country of the Old Countries
Tseng Yu. Kuo His’s Early Spring
Jesus T. Peralta. Death of a Tribe, or the Impact of Sweet Potato on the Taro Growers
Hussein Rofe. Where Empires Met
Soft Sweet Shrimps with Light Dry Walnuts
Jim Payne and Bernard Shirley. “Pro” Hart of Australia
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Chingay and Other Spectacles of Penang
Dolf Riks. Cuisine of Siam
NEWS
Discoveries
VOLUME 8 - NUMBER 9
Kuo His’s Early Spring
Golden Sun Island Goa
Penang: Old Countries’ Home
Afghanistan History
Death of a Tribe
Cover. Detail from the art-historical milestone, Early Spring, by Kuo His, the first signed and earliest-dated Chinese landscape painting. In the appreciation of the masterpiece, written by Tseng Yu of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, the classic Chinese way of viewing landscapes and various elements in a landscape painting is explained. Measuring approximately twice the height and about the same width as an average apartment door, the Sung dynasty painting has inspired generations of Chinese artists.
FEATURES
Charlotte Cardon. School for Brides
Karin McCaffrey. The Ivory Murders
Rene Q. Bas and J. M. Rosen. Indonesia, Part II: Long Night’s Journey Into Day
Goa: Island of the Golden Sun
Marcus Brooke. Penang: Country of the Old Countries
Tseng Yu. Kuo His’s Early Spring
Jesus T. Peralta. Death of a Tribe, or the Impact of Sweet Potato on the Taro Growers
Hussein Rofe. Where Empires Met
Soft Sweet Shrimps with Light Dry Walnuts
Jim Payne and Bernard Shirley. “Pro” Hart of Australia
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Chingay and Other Spectacles of Penang
Dolf Riks. Cuisine of Siam
NEWS
Discoveries