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2020 Volume 1, Issue 1 – Cambodia KOH-KER
Editorial – Cambodia KOH KER
The International Magazine of Arts and Antiques of Southeast Asia Volume 1, Issue 1, March–April 2020.
Contents
EDITORIAL
by Dr. István Zelnik
Wat Preah Keo Morokat
– The Silver Pagoda
The Opening Phase of the Khmer Empire: Koh Ker
by …
Wat Preah Keo Morokat – The Silver Pagoda
Volume 1, Issue 1, March–April 2020.
Wat Preah Keo Morokat
The Silver Pagoda
The Temple of the ‘Emerald Buddha’ or the ‘Silver Pagoda
The Royal Palace stands beside the Mekong River in Phnom Penh, capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It is a co…
The Opening Phase of the Khmer Empire KOH KER
Volume 1, Issue 1, March–April 2020.
The Opening Phase of the Khmer Empire
KOH KER
Prof. Dr. Claude Jacques †
The date 802 CE is crucial in Khmer history. It marks the accession of the first reliably datable chakravartin, or ‘universal sover…
Silk for the Gods
Volume 1, Issue 1, March–April 2020. Khmer Silk
Silk for the Gods
An Exceptional Private Collection
Gillian Green
This essay introduces textiles and weaving implements in the Zelnik collection. Publishing such a large collection of items affords a…
Rediscovering the Khmer Inscriptions
Volume 1, Issue 1, March–April 2020. Rediscovering
the Khmer Inscriptions
by Kunthea Chhom
The written heritage of Koh Ker
Chok Gargyar, the ancient name of Koh Ker, marks a turning point in Angkorian history in the sense that it shows a remarkable a…
Ancient Gold in Cambodia
Volume 1, Issue 1, March–April 2020. Ancient Gold
in Cambodia
Prof. Dr. Claude Jacques †
It seems that ever since the realization that gold, the shiny yellow element that attracts so much greed around the world, remained unaltered and unblemished, man…
Recommended Book review KOH KER
Book Review
Gillian Green and Susan Conway:
Silk for the Gods
KHMER SILK FROM THE COLLECTION of DR. ZELNIKGillian Green and Susan Conway:
Silk for the Gods, Khmer SilkEmma C. Bunkers and Douglas Latchford:
Adoration…
2020 Volume 1, Issue 2 – Art and Culture Vietnam
Art and Culture Vietnam
The International Magazine of Arts and Antiques of Southeast Asia Volume 1, Issue 2, May-June 2020.
Contents
EDITORIAL
by Dr. István Zelnik
Chua Mot Cot
– The One Pillar Pagoda
The Preservation and Restoration of Four Emperors’ Ceremonial Hats…
Ceremonial Hats
Volume 1, Issue 2, May-June 2020.
The Preservation and Restoration of
Four Emperors’ Ceremonial Hats
Dr. Nguyen Dinh Chien and Dr. Nguyen Van Cuong
National Museum of Vietnamese History
On the afternoon of 30 August, 1944, at the Ngo Mon Gate o…
Chua Mot Cot
Volume 1, Issue 2, May-June 2020. Chua Mot Cot
The One Pillar Pagoda Chua Mot Cot, the One Pillar Pagoda, is an historic Buddhist temple in Hanoi, the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The temple was built by Emperor Ly Thai Tong, who ruled…
Kosa in the Religion and Art of Champa
Volume 1, Issue 2, May-June 2020. Kosa in the Religion and Art of Champa
Dr. Ngo Van Doanh The Mỹ Sơn stele inscriplion of Vikrāntavarman I, dated 609 śaka (687 A.D) records the donation of a kośa to Īśāneśvara, and a Mukuṭa [crown] to Bhadreśvara, by Prakāśadh…
The Dong Son Ritual Gold Drum
Volume 1, Issue 2, May-June 2020. The Dong Son Ritual Gold Drum
by Peter Northover, Dr. Zsuzsanna Renner and Jean-François Hubert Dong Son Culture
The Dong Son Culture is an important prehistoric Indo-Chinese culture. It was named after the village …
Recommended Book Review Vietnam
Book Review
Catherine Noppe, Jean-François Hubert:
Art of Vietnam
Young Yang Chung:
Silken threads: a history of embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
Peter …
2020 Volume 1, Issue 3 – Modern and Contemporary Art of Cambodia
Modern and Contemporary Art in Cambodia
The International Magazine of Arts and Antiques of Southeast Asia Volume 1, Issue 3, July-August 2020.
Contents
EDITORIAL
by Dr. István Zelnik
Chhim Sothy – A living Icon
of the Contemporary Art
Interview with the famous
designer and sc…
At the Roots of the Art of Sopheap Pich
Volume 1, Issue 3, July – August 2020.
At the Roots of the Art of
Sopheap Pich
An Interview with Sopheap Pich by Reaksmey Yean-Georges “My technique is almost so simple that they shouldn’t call it a technique,” sculptor Sopheap Pich talks about the f…
Garden of Desire – Ly Pisith
Volume 1, Issue 3, July-August 2020. Garden of Desire
The designer and jeweller
Ly Pisith
Agnes Lim The roots of Garden of Desire go back almost five decades to the violent reign of the Khmer Rouge, to when as a young Cambodian boy, I was separated…
Din Borin’s Abstract Painting
Volume 1, Issue 1, July-August 2020. Din Borin’s
Abstract Painting Din Borin is one of the most important abstract painters in Cambodia. This young, self-taught artist has no art education, yet in the astonishingly short period of 10 years he has become t…
The First Research-based Artworks in Cambodia
Volume 1, Issue 3, July-August 2020. The ‘First’ Research-based Artworks in Cambodia
Dr. Caroline Ha Thuc The question of who the first artists were to engage in research-based art practices in Cambodia revives the debate about which contemporary art…
2020 Volume 1, Issue 4 – Art of Champa
Art of Champa
The International Magazine of Arts and Antiques of Southeast Asia Volume 1, Issue 4, September–October 2020.
Contents
EDITORIAL
by Dr. István Zelnik
The Gold Kosa of Phu Long
by Prof. Dr. Ngo Van Doanh
The Mysterious Durga Statue
of Th…
The Gold Kosa of Phu Long
Volume 1, Issue 4, September–October 2020. The Gold Kosa of Phu Long
by Prof. Dr. Ngo Van Doanh A representative of the Quan Nam Provincial Museum announced, at the XXXIII Vietnam Archaeological Conference, that the gold head of a Shiva statue had b…
The Mysterious Durga Statue of Thap Ba Temple
Volume 1, Issue 4, September–October 2020. The Mysterious Durga Statue
of Thap Ba Temple
Prof. Dr. Ngo Van Doanh King Sri Indravarman III installed a golden image of the goddess Bhagavati at the Thap Ba Temple in 918 CE, we are told by a stele inscription a…
A Century of the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture
Volume 1, Issue 4, September–October 2020. A Century of the Da Nang Museum
of Cham Sculpture
by Vo Van Thang Đà Nẵng is a port city in Central Vietnam. Historical documents and ancient relics that have been found in the vicinity of Đà Nẵng show that…
The Mukhalinga of My Son
Volume 1, Issue 4, September–October 2020. The Mukhalinga of Mỹ Sơn
Prof. Dr. Ngo Van Doanh The discovery of a sandstone Mukhalinga, which had been exposed through high-pressure water washing, on the surface 10 metres east of the E4 temple at My Son …
Recommended book review Champa
Book Review
Champa and the Archaeology of My Son by Andrew Hardy, Mauro
Cucarzi and Patrizia Zolese
Gold treasures of the Cham Kingdoms II.
from the Collection of Dr. Zelnik
Catherine…
2020 Volume 1, Issue 5 – The Art of Gemstone Beads in Myanmar
Gemstone Beads in Myanmar
The International Magazine of Arts and Antiques of Southeast Asia Volume 1, Issue 5, November-December 2020.
Contents
EDITORIAL
by Dr. István Zelnik
The Journey through Beads
from Prehistory to the Pyu States
in Myanmar
by Terence Tan
Gemstone …
Journey through Beads
Volume 1, Issue 5, November-December 2020. The Journey through Beads
from Prehistory to the Pyu States in Myanmar
by Terence Tan From the Transition Period (The Bronze-Iron Age – circa 700 BC-200 BC) to the Iron Age (circa 400 BC-200 AD)
INTRODUCTION
…
Gemstone Animal Talismans in Burma
Volume 1, Issue 5, November-December 2020. Gemstone Animal Talismansin Burma
by Dr. Susan Conway This article features animal talismans from the collection of the Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum in Budapest.
They originate from Upper, Middle …
Gemstone Objects from Burma
Volume 1, Issue 5, November-December 2020. Gemstone Objects from Burma:
gemmological tests and investigation of production technology
by Dr. József Takács In the past year, we have examined a thousand or so Burmese gemstone objects at the Department o…
Recommended Book Review
The Art of Zoomorphic Gemstone Beads in Myanmar
Book Review
Lois Sherr Dubin The History of Beads: From 30 000 B.C. to the Present
John Michael Grear, Clove Vaughn
Pagan Prayer Beads: Magic…
2021 Volume 2, Issue 1 – Burmese Anthropomorphic Gemstone Talismans and Amulets
Burmese Anthropomorphic Gemstone Talismans and Amulets
The International Magazine of Arts and Antiques of Southeast Asia Volume 2, Issue 1, January-February 2021.
Contents
EDITORIAL
by Dr. István Zelnik
The Journey through Beads from Prehistory to the Pyu States in Myanmar
by Terence Tan
Gemstone …
Antropomorphic Gemstone Talismans and Amulets
Volume 2, Issue 1, January–February 2021. Antropomorphic GemstoneTalismans and Amulets
by Dr. István Zelnik Anthropomorphic and half human half animal amulets, talismans and beads constitute a rare and special group of Burmese gemstone devotional ob…
X-ray Testing Results for the Burmese Gold Beads
Volume 2, Issue 1, January-February 2021. X-Ray Testing
Results for the burmese gold beads
by Dr. Judith Horváth Precise measuring method for gold based jewellery alloys
ABSTRACT
In most countries around the world, the quality of objects made …
The Journey through Beads from Prehistory to the Pyu States in Myanmar
Volume 2, Issue 1, January-February 2021. The Journey
through Beads from Prehistory to the Pyu States in Myanmar
by Terence Tan From the Transition Period (The Bronze-Iron Age – circa 700 BC-200 BC) to the Iron Age (circa 400 BC-200 AD)
INTRODUCTION …
2021 Volume 2, Issue 2 -Burmese Gemstone Pectoral Talismans and Amulets
Burmese Gemstone Pectoral Talismans and Amulets
The International Magazine of Arts and Antiques of Southeast Asia Volume 2, Issue 2, March-April 2021
Contents
EDITORIAL
by Dr. István Zelnik
The Journey through Beads from Prehistory to the Pyu States in Myanmar
by Terence Tan
Gemstone …
The Journey from Prehistory to the Pyu States in Myanmar
Volume 2, Issue 2, March-April 2021. The Journey
from Prehistory to the Pyu States in Myanmar
by Terence Tan From the Transition Period (The Bronze-Iron Age – circa 700 BC-200 BC) to the Iron Age (circa 400 BC-200 AD)
INTRODUCTION
The transition p…
Gemstone Objects from Burma Gemmological Tests
Volume 2, Issue 2, March-April 2021 Gemstone Objects from Burma:
gemmological tests and investigation of production technology
by Dr. József Takács In the past year, we have examined a thousand or so Burmese gemstone objects at the Department of M…
Gallery Burmese Gemstone Pectoral Talismans and Amulets
Burmese Gemstone
Pectoral Talismans and Amulets
– THE GALLERY – Volume 1, Issue 4, September–October 2020.
Pectoral b…