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The Karakalpaks in the photographs of the last third of the 19th – early 20th centuries, in contrast to the Uzbeks, are depicted mainly in the portrait…

There were many types of calligraphic scripts in the Muslim Orient: Kufic, Naskh, Thuluth, Nasta’liq, Riq’a, Rayhani, etc. A person who considered himself…

A calligrapher was not just a copyist. The transcription of books was considered the art. The skill to write in different refined scripts was criterion…

The Days of Uzbek Culture have commenced at the Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU), marking a comprehensive celebration of Uzbekistan's rich cultural…

Surkhandarya did not have such a variety of jewelry as in other regions of Uzbekistan. But, nevertheless, even a small number of them in a suit identified…

The history of many cities of Uzbekistan goes back centuries.   They arose and developed as centres of trade and crafts along the Silk Road, as strongholds…

The visit of Andrey Omelchenko, a leading archaeologist from the State Hermitage Museum, to the office of the World Society for the Study, Preservation,…

The art of carpet weaving is rooted in remote antiquity. Various samples of carpet products of the 19th – 20th centuries are kept in the republican museums,…

In the era of Amir Temur, the spheres of the application of music can be divided into state, state-owned and those related to the exercise of state functions,…

One more group in the collection of the Institute consists of Indian miniatures.   In the manuscript by Nizami Inventory No. 3481 there is a badly…

From May 17-19, the International Congress on Strategic Studies of the Turkic World took place at Uludağ University in Bursa, Turkey. The conference…

It should be noted Hirayama Ikuo (1930 – 2009), as without exaggeration, he can be called the most popular Japanese artist of the second half of the 20th…

Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum was opened in Hiroshima City, the prefecture of Hiroshima, in 1968.   Its main goal was to popularize the power…

The final peak in the development of miniature art occurred in Bukhara in the 17th c entury. Literary sources and inscriptions on some miniatures have…

The art of manuscripts occupies a special place in Oriental culture.   After the Arab conquest of Central Asia, the local peoples became familiar…

Ryukoku University, located in Kyoto, is a Buddhist higher education institution that celebrates its 380th anniversary in 2019. Throughout its long…

The aristocracy and trade noblemen of the Kushan Kingdom ordered the production of numerous sculptures of Buddha, which filled the temples in Gandhara.   It…

The history of the skullcap goes into deep antiquity.   Witnesses of this are preserved wall paintings of the 6th – 7th centuries, early medieval…

The art of carpet weaving is rooted in remote antiquity. Carpet patterns are mainly geometric and floral. Each pattern has its own meaning and purpose,…

During the reign of Amir Temur, the art of performing with various instruments was encouraged. At his majlises and feasts, musicians demonstrated the art…

Traditional footwear consisted of kalish, kalish-makhsi, khakkari kavush (on wooden heels) and popush. Leather boots were worn in winter. You will…

In the center of squinches, located between the archivolts the arched niches of the crypt of Amir Temur, created during his lifetime and located in the…

On the crypt and on the surface of the sarcophagus prepared by Amir Temur for himself in Shakhrisabz there are various inscriptions, verses, formulas and…

Sir William Burrell (1861 – 1958) was a Glasgow merchant shipping owner. He amassed an impressive collection of art that included ancient antiquities…