CONTENTS Foreword xi Acknowledgements xiii Introduction 1 1. Art History: The Melting Pot • The Term “Society” with Marxist Connotations in China LaoZhu (Zhu Qingsheng) 9 • To Every Age its Art, to Every Art its Freedom Sophie Geretsegger 14 2. Design of the Past: Art of the Present • Interlinked Jewellery Traditions of India and Europe During the British Raj Ruhi Priya 23 • Beauty of the Holy Quran: Calligraphy and Illumination Khatibur Rahman 31 • The Design of the City and its Reflection in the Design of the Work of Applied Art: Depiction of the City of Zadar on the Tapestries by Anita and Ivan Tomljanović Iva Rukavina 39 3. Synthesising the Sacred and the Secular • Ten Ox-Herding: A Case of Intercultural Broadcast of the Chinese Zen Image Zhang Zhetan 51 • The Hidden Base of the Beejamandal Temple: The Untold Story of the Marvel of Khajuraho Nikita Rathore 61 • Sanctum Sanctorum, Art and Chaklang: Retelling the Story of a Tai-Ahom Ceremony Juri Gogoi Konwar 70 • Transcultural Design: A New Inquiry into William Blake’s Sources Julie Ramos 77 • Temple Construction for Commemorating the Dead Chandramolle Modgil 84 • The Qutb Complex: From Afghanistan to Delhi Catherine B Asher 92 4. Art & Design: Feminist Perspectives • Patronage and Influence of Royal Women in Later Mughal Delhi Savita Kumari 103 • Art and Womanhood in Colonial Society: The Iconography of Women in the Service of Politics in the British Empire in India Dorota Kaminska-Jones 111 • Feminist Pioneers Lost in Political Narratives - Same Story of Three Women Groups from Different Societies Hu Chao 119 5. Art & Design: Expressions of Conflict and Synthesis in Society • Art and Violence in the Contemporary Art Practices of Assam Rikimi Madhukaillya 129 • Nineteenth Century Museums of Arts and Crafts in Germany – Colonialism or Fascination with Asian Culture? G Ulrich Grossmann 135 • A Belgian Enclave in India: The New Delhi Embassy as a Product of Architectural Diplomacy? Bram De Maeyer 141 • Design and Denial: Leonardo Olschki, Italian Art and Mongol Eurasia Anne Dunlop 149 • Connecting Communities: Sharing Knowledge Throughout Networks Projects, Online Platforms and Virtual Museums Maria João Nunes de Albuquerque 157 6. Utility to Frivolity • A Study on the Significance of Traditional Practice of Woodcarving of the Naga Tribe Ngarin Singlai 167 • Caravanserais, a Multicultural Heritage Along the Silk Road: A Perfect Interface of Space, Design and Utility Harsha Joshi 173 7. Space, Design & Art • Iconographic Programme at Prasat Phnom Rung, Thailand Chedha Tingsanchali 183 • A Modern “World Garden” in the Ancient Temple of Earth: Public Space Designed for Patriotic and Nationalistic Propaganda Yuning Teng 188 • Art in Urban Design and Rejuvenation of Public Spaces Tanima Bhattacharya and Joy Sen 196 • Re-examining the Modern Art Narrative in Malaysia During the 1980s Sarena Abdullah8. Power, Politics & Propaganda • The São Paulo Art Biennial: Power and Politics Tatiane De Oliveira Elias 217 • Crafting the Avant-Garde: Artists, Art Markets, Museums and the Invention of the “Primitive” Anja Grebe 224 9. Sustainability: Practice and Production • Songs of the Forest: Transformation of Tribal Objects into Artefacts Sushmit Sharma 235 • Framing “Bihariness”: The Idea of Design in the Regional Art of Bihar Rahul Dev 240 10. Vision, Perception and Interpretation • The Saga of Symbols: Case Study of the Buddhist Scroll Paintings Kanak Lata Singh 249 • The Play of Clouds: The Rhythm in Rabindranath Tagore’s Manuscript Doodles Huang Hong 256 11. Signs & Symbolism in Art & Design • On the Symbolism of the Early Indian Stūpas Wang Yun 265 • Framing the Śaiva Icon: Articulation of Patronage Under the Bhauma-Kara Rulers of Eighth Century Odisha Monalisa Behera 273 • Symbolism in Male Folk Deities of Goa Rohit R Phalgaonkar 280 12. Prevailing Over Prejudice: Untold Stories • Morphing Identities: Art, Craft and Design in the Works of Abani Sen Arundhati Dasgupta 289 • Craft Design: Imperceptible to Perceptible – Usta Anketa Kumar 296 • Between the Margin and the Limbo Art and Design Related to Afro-Brazilian Religions During Modernism Roberto Conduru 302 13. Interpreting the Intangible Through the Tangible 14. Impacting Society: Social & Digital Media 15. Harmonising the Individual and the Collective Contributors Abstract Review Committee