Every work of art has a story behind it. In 1886 the German American artist Robert Koehler painted a dramatic wide-angle depiction of an imagined confrontation between factory workers and their employer. He called this oil painting "The Strike." It has had a long and tumultuous international history[...]

Literary Nonfiction. Northeast Asia Studies. Art. The most well-known Korean ceramics are the celadon of the Goryeo Dynasty (98-1392) and the white porcelain of the ensuing Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The celadon of Goryeo, their grace and color tinged with feminine beauty, symbolized an aristocrati[...]