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A portico of four columns. Ram Raz Collection c.1825
 
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Kunisato Triptych: View of Akabane, Yedo, early evening. From an album of theatrical prints presented by Herbert Charles Fanshawe, December 1923
 
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Tod Collection: Rana Jai Singh of Newar being weighed, Udaipur
 
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Demons and kings seated in two main rows. Illustration from the Adi parva of the Mahabharata.

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The Society is delighted to have acquired the A.C. Graham Library and Archive, which has been donated by the Graham family. Angus C. Graham (1919-1991) was a central figure in the field of Chinese studies in post-war Britain. For more details of the donation see https://royalasiaticsociety.org/royal-asiatic-society-acquires-a-c-graham-collection/

The Royal Asiatic Society is now accepting submissions for the next presentation of the Staunton Award. If you are a current PhD student or ―if you passed your doctorate on or after 1st January 2014 ―you will be eligible to submit. All short-listed articles will be published in the journal.

The RAS is delighted to launch a Digital Library, hosting a variety of digitized treasures from our historic collections. Please see here for more details: https://royalasiaticsociety.org/royal-asiatic-society-launches-digital-library/

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