Asian Treasure

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depicting the cultural achievements and beauty of India, China, and their neighbors. To symbolize China, there is the Dragonhead, with the Great Wall zigzagging like the curving body of the Dragon underneath. Appearing below, the Chinese characters seem to emphasize their importance in forming Chinese civilizations. The vividly painted masks of the Peking Opera are also Chinese icons where color and meaning, symbol and psychology are materialized in forms.As for Indian civilization, Buddha appears to be its center whose message is carried to all races, as the five dancers from Matisse are tinted in five colors representing the five races. The Taj Mahal in all its splendor is reflected in the water as seen through flowers, leaves, and birds. An empty space in pink allows the panel to breathe while revealing the upper images from Dunhuang, Tibet, and an Indian temple where a divine couple makes love, representing the soul’s union with the divinity.