There are certain artworks which at some time in their lives are no longer seen as such, becoming icons. Similarly to Mona Lisa, that is no longer an Italian Renaissance portrait – or is far more that that -, Hokusai’s Wave goes beyond just the history of Japanese prints.
A masterpiece of Paekche statuary in the days of the Three Kingdoms (1st-7th centuries), this late 6th-century gilt bronze bodhisattva tells us that Korea, while being receptive to influences from the continent, developed its own style.
This piece remains one of the most characteristic testimonies of the treasures of goldsmith’s art brought to light in this Silla kingdom (57 BC-668 AD).
The musée Guimet is a partner of "Fontainebleau invites Korea"
From 5 June to 23 September, the musée Guimet and the château de Fontainebleau partner to showcase diplomatic relations between France and South Korea.
The musée Guimet lends some of its treasures for the exhbition "Silk Roads, what remains and what is imagined" in Draguignan
The summer exhibition at Hôtel départemental des expositions in Draguignan presents objects, photographies and archeological vestiges, including exceptional loans from the museum.
In Korea the still life is a pictorial movement that flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries AD. Books appear next to various objects associated with writing, harmoniously combined with natural elements drawn from the animal and vegetal world.
One of the most emblematic scenes in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni is probably the one just before his Awakening, where the supreme deity of the world of desires, Mara, attempts to deter and then vanquish him.
Brought back by Paul Pelliot from the famous Chinese site of Dunhuang located at the start of the Silk Road, this painting represents a Buddhist mandala, or mystical diagramme. As often the case with esoteric works, this one requires being patiently deciphered.
