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1arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
2Western Chalukya architecture — ( kn. ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪ), also known as Kalyani Chalukya or Later Chalukya architecture, is the distinctive style of ornamented architecture that evolved during the rule of the Western Chalukya Empire in the Tungabhadra region of central …
3Circassian beauties — Painting by Jean Léon Gérôme of a veiled Circassian Circassian beauties is a term used to refer to an idealized image of the women of the Circassian people of the Northern Caucasus. A fairly extensive literary history suggests that Circassian… …
4Titian — Titianesque, adj. /tish euhn/, n. 1. (Tiziano Vecellio) c1477 1576, Italian painter. 2. (l.c.) a reddish brown or golden brown color: hair of titian. adj. 3. (l.c.) having titian color: titian hair. * * * orig. Tiziano Vecellio born 1488/90,… …
