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3 days ago · The Central Asian people who called themselves Kushana, were among the conquerors of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom during the 2nd century BC, and are widely believed to have originated as a dynastic clan or tribe of the Yuezhi.
2 days ago · Excavations of the prehistoric art of the Dian civilisation of Yunnan have revealed hunting scenes of Caucasoid horsemen in Central Asian clothing. [217] Saka influences have been identified as far as Korea and Japan.
3 days ago · The visual, dramatic, musical, and literary arts of Laos draw primarily from religious and local traditional sources. However, in contemporary times many towns—especially those along the Mekong River—have been exposed to other cultures and traditions, largely through Thai mass media.
1 day ago · The arts of Southeast Asia have an affinity with the arts of other areas. Dance in much of Southeast Asia includes movement of the hands as well as the feet, to express the dance's emotion and meaning of the story that the ballerina is going to tell the audience.
3 days ago · After the Islamic conquest of Central Asia, the Sogdians gradually submitted to Islamic rule, transforming themselves into Muslim traders and continuing to play an essential role in linking Central Asia to the wider Eurasian commercial world. Means of transportation and means of communication provided the infrastructure for trade.
1 day ago · For almost a century of its existence, the museum has become a major cultural, educational, and research institutions focused on the study and advocacy of the culture and art of the peoples of Asia – from the Far East to North Africa. However, considering such a wide geographical range, Middle Asia, and specifically Uzbekistan, still hold a special place in the State Museum of Oriental Art.
5 days ago · History and mission of the museum. Adolf Fischer (1856–1914) and his wife Frieda (1874–1945) intended that the Museum of East Asian Art in Cologne, which was founded in 1909 and opened in 1913, should present East Asian art of all genres and periods.
