the study of the interactions among different religions’ related artworks is one of the most important evidences in comparative studies towards attaining new information and insights in the development of these works in different lands and countries. the extant samples of such studies indicate how artistic movements come into being and expand during the evolution of religions in societies and t...

The Islamic world has a rich artistic tradition of creating highly geometric and symmetric ornamentation. Over the centuries, the process of creating Islamic tilings was refined from the 15th Century ornamentation in the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain to the exquisite tilings, which are seen in mosques, mausoleums and minarets throughout the world today. The contemporary mathematics of group...

This study focuses on white porcelain incense burners used for royal ancestral rites in Chosŏn. Starting from early examples of Confucian burners, I have examined their production process and characteristics. As burning was an essential part rites, also became important vessels. The earliest are found at Pŏnch’ŏn-ri site No. 21, dated to 1420-40, they likely resemble the prototypes ceremonial m...

This article introduces and explores, for the first time in any Western language, gilded-silver xiangnang 香囊 (spherical incense burner) from Famen Temple, one of largest burners found Tang dynasty. The spherical burner evolved censers bedclothes known as beizhong xianglu 被中香爐 (literally “perfume [to be placed] among covers [of bed], used a warming device), which are chronicled early Han dynasty...

in the islamic era, mausoleums were considered as the most important after mosques. constructing these buildings dates from the fourth century after hijrah, coinciding with the establishment of the earlier post -islamic dynasties in east and north east of iran. this tradition continued in later islamic periods in two basic rectangular and tomb tower types. the significant point about these buil...

identity is one of those symbols which are influenced by variety of factors. since civilization and culture consists of physical and spiritual manifestations left behind by the mankind throughout the history, the tools and the items used by them becomes extremely important when studying their culture. by studying the symbols and the myths which are reflection of the people who used these items,...