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Mehmet Akın

Mehmet Akın writes for the Asian Art department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of asian art.

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Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining — Western India, Gujarat

Painting from a Kalpa-sutra: Queen Trishala Reclining

October 10, 2026Listening to the Wind in the Pines — Ikkyū Sōjun

Listening to the Wind in the Pines

October 10, 2026Figure of Daoist Immortal He Xiangu (base) — China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Figure of Daoist Immortal He Xiangu (base)

October 10, 2026Saying Farewell at Xunyang (Song of the Pipa) — Wen Boren

Saying Farewell at Xunyang (Song of the Pipa)

October 10, 2026Chest for Storing Garments — China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Chest for Storing Garments

October 10, 2026Sericulture (The Process of Making Silk) — Liang Kai

Sericulture (The Process of Making Silk)

October 10, 2026Dragon and Tiger — Sesson Shukei

Dragon and Tiger

October 10, 2026Ceremonial Dagger-Axe with Animal Masks (Ge) — Anonymous, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)

Ceremonial Dagger-Axe with Animal Masks (Ge)

October 10, 2026The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School — Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

The Illustrated Miraculous Origins of the Yūzū Nenbutsu School

October 10, 2026Winter Landscape with Skaters near a Village

Winter Landscape with Skaters near a Village

October 7, 2026

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