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Resources for NARRATIVE GRAPHIC ARTS of East Asia:
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PREHISTORIC CAVE ART:
Sulawesi, Indonesia:
JAN. 2021: Oldest cave painting found in Indonesia
ABC: “45,500-year-old rock painting of pigs in Indonesia is the oldest-known art depicting real, recognisable objects”
Also see this Oct. 2021 BBC Update >>
CHINA:

“Chinese Painting” @ MetMuseum.org
Including essays…
“Du hua” = “to read a painting”:
“Integrating calligraphy, poetry, and painting, scholar-artists for the first time combined the ‘three perfections’ in a single work.”
INDIA:
Kaavad: A Portable Shrine (Sabnani)
A kaavad tour, complete with stories & other notes…
Kaavad Storytelling Tradition of Rajasthan (Sabnani) [PDF]
World Comics India
Wow, what an inspiring comics education site!
South Asian Art and Culture @ MetMuseum.org
JAPAN:
For resources on Japanese comics culture, see the Manga Page!
KOREA:
“Manhwa” [wikipedia]
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