the very best of South East Asia

"#not SEAsia" is for art created outside of the region or by non-SEAsian artists

[whereapsarasroam]

Buginese Indonesian scroll book called "sureq", written in Lontar script on a palm leaf and then mounted on a wooden axis.

Unknown photographer, from Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

[random-brushstrokes]

Nguyen Van Que - Siesta In The Afternoon (1940s)

[smsomah]

Hmong woman doing needlework. Scanned from the book Völker im Goldenen Dreieck; 1984; Paul & Elaine Lewis

[modelsof-color]

Jade Nguyen by Boo George for Elle France Magazine - February 2021

[bookoftaurean]

[modelsof-color]

Adesuwa Aighewi by Nat Prakobsantisuk for Vogue Thailand May 2023

[modelsof-color]

Adesuwa Aighewi by Nat Prakobsantisuk for Vogue Thailand May 2023

[stamp-it-to-me]

two 1968 Singapore stamps from a series on traditional dances

[stamp-it-to-me]

two 2019 Singaporean stamps from a series on traditional desserts

[id: two postage stamps, both with illustrations styled similarly to vintage advertisements. the left depicts “kuih semperit”, also known as dahlia biscuits, which are said to be similar to shortbread cookies, on a white doily. they are shaped like flowers, with a piece of a cherry in the middle. the right depicts a slice of “sugee cake”, which is made with almonds, next to a fork. the slice has a brown exterior and has been topped with almond flakes. end id]

[stamp-it-to-me]

two 2021 Singaporean stamps released for the year of the ox

[id: two postage stamps, both with stylized illustrations of oxen with floral decorations smiling benignly at the viewer. the oxen are near perfect mirror images of one another, except the ox on the left has larger horns and the ox on the right has a bonier back, possibly to indicate sexual dimorphism. additionally, there seems to be an ox calf accompanying the ox on the right. end id]

[stamp-it-to-me]

two 1990 Malaysian stamps from a series on wildflowers

[stamp-it-to-me]

a 1994 Indonesian stamp depicting the skeleton of a blue whale

[ID: a postage stamp with a diagram illustrating the skeleton of a blue whale. end ID]

[stamp-it-to-me]

two 1961 Vietnamese stamps from a series on ancient towers

[stamp-it-to-me]

two 1961 Vietnamese stamps depicting women in traditional dress performing folk dances

[stamp-it-to-me]

a 2019 Vietnamese stamp released for the upcoming Year of the Rat in 2020

[id:a square postage stamps with a stylized illustration of a rat and some decorative flowers. the rat is patterned with pink and red flowers. end id]

[stamp-it-to-me]

two 1977 Vietnamese stamps depicting a white-crowned hornbill and a rusty cheeked hornbill

[id: two rectangular postage stamps, both with detailed illustrations of birds. the left depicts a hornbill with a white head and tail feathers and a dark body. the right depicts a brown hornbill with yellow-orange cheeks and underbelly. both are perched on branches. end id]

[stamp-it-to-me]

two 1994 Laotian stamps depicting pagodas