Eating Ambok: Folktales and customs of the Water Festival
The Water Festival aligns with the date of the full moon in the Khmer lunar calendar month of Kadeuk (or Kartika in Sanskrit) when the rice crops in paddy fields are ready for harvest.
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National Art Festival to celebrate traditional Khmer leather carving
Publication date 03 November 2019 | 21:33 | ICTThe Cambodia National Art Festival is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary from November 14-16 through the theme of leather art.
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Nigerian contemporary art booms and prices soar at auction houses
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Renaissance painting found in kitchen fetches $26M
Publication date 28 October 2019 | 20:39 | ICTA rare masterpiece by Italian early Renaissance master Cimabue that was discovered in a French kitchen was sold on Sunday for €24 million ($26.6 million), about five times the initial estimate.
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Sra’ Art: A commercial art hub for photography and painting
Publication date 27 October 2019 | 20:32 | ICTPha Lina has exhibited his photos in France, Japan, and Spain through his photography career spanning 10 years.
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Art masterpiece found in kitchen goes under hammer
Publication date 27 October 2019 | 20:31 | ICTAn art auction opened on Sunday for an early Renaissance painting by the Italian master Cimabue, just weeks after the rare work was discovered in an unsuspecting elderly Frenchwoman’s kitchen.
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Cambodian ambassador in South Korea bridges cultural divide through food
Publication date 22 October 2019 | 21:21 | ICTIt is a busy Monday as usual for the Ambassador of Cambodia to the Republic of Korea Long Dimanche and his wife Nhem Davy, as they handle the Kingdom’s diplomatic relations in South Korea while also ensuring the smooth-running of co
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Gold, silk, lacquer: The kit and garb of Japan’s imperial ceremony
Publication date 22 October 2019 | 20:57 | ICTFrom rarely seen outfits, elaborate thrones and ancient paraphernalia adorned Tuesday’s sacred and sumptuous ceremony marking the formal ascension of Emperor Naruhito to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Exhibition celebrates history of Czech, Cambodian relations
Publication date 20 October 2019 | 21:02 | ICTCurrently hanging on the walls of the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh are rare black and white photographs of Cambodian royalty with Czech leaders, depicting the history of relations between the two countries.
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Earth and fire: India pottery village lights up for Diwali
Publication date 20 October 2019 | 21:00 | ICTThe narrow lanes of Kumhar Gram are buzzing with activity ahead of Diwali as generations of potters race to create clay decorations for customers across the country – and beyond.
