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Room of Non-Western Art

Art and writing have been a part of Non-Western culture for thousands of years and still is to this day.

"Society is unity in diversity."
-George Herbert Mead (brainyquote.com)
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This is a Japanese screen painting called A Young Woman Reading A Letter by Kitagawa Utamaro. It originates in Japan during the 1790's, and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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This illustration is called Ganesha writing the Mahabharata. It originates in India during the 17th century. The author was part of the Rajasthani
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사인휘호 (Four Scholars Doing Calligraphy) by 강희언. This illustration dates back to around 1710 in Korea.
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Woman Writing in the Court of Shah Abbas. It is currently in Chehel Sotun, Isfahan, Iran
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This is a Philosophy Painting by Shuai Liu.
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This drawing is called 독서하는 by 윤덕희. It traces back to Korea in the 17th century
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