China had perfected the art of porcelain manufacturing long before the West, and by the 17th century the Dutch East India Company was supplying Europe with these beautiful wares, which represented refinement, taste, culture, and social level. Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in Germany was the first company in Europe to develop hard-paste porcelain and take it… Continue reading Meissen Porcelain at the Crocker Museum
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Utpalasia at The University of Heidelberg, Germany
The second part of our summer in Europe was spent at the University of Heidelberg’s Southeast Asia Institute attending the Intensive Nepali program. Our thanks, appreciation, and respect to Professor Laxmi Nath Shrestha who made this session truly extraordinary. His devotion to the study of the Nepali language was absolutely inspiring! In addition to participating in… Continue reading Utpalasia at The University of Heidelberg, Germany