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Deepest wreck in French waters

This handout photograph released by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on June 11, 2025, shows a wreck containing globular jugs with pinched spouts, marked with the IHS monogram of Christ or with plant or geometric motifs lying on the sand off the coast near Ramatuelle, south-eastern France on June 3, 2025. The Prefecture Maritime de Mediterranee and the Ministry of Culture announced on June 11, 2025, that the deepest wreck in French waters was spotted in March 2025, when a 16th-century merchant ship was discovered off Ramatuelle, south-eastern France, some 2,567 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Handout/Marine Nationale/ABACAPRESS.COM RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

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Deepest wreck in French waters

This handout photograph released by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on June 11, 2025, shows a wreck containing globular jugs with pinched spouts, marked with the IHS monogram of Christ or with plant or geometric motifs lying on the sand off the coast near Ramatuelle, south-eastern France on June 3, 2025. The Prefecture Maritime de Mediterranee and the Ministry of Culture announced on June 11, 2025, that the deepest wreck in French waters was spotted in March 2025, when a 16th-century merchant ship was discovered off Ramatuelle, south-eastern France, some 2,567 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Handout/Marine Nationale/ABACAPRESS.COM RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

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Deepest wreck in French waters

This handout photograph released by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on June 11, 2025, shows a wreck containing globular jugs with pinched spouts, marked with the IHS monogram of Christ or with plant or geometric motifs lying on the sand off the coast near Ramatuelle, south-eastern France on June 3, 2025. The Prefecture Maritime de Mediterranee and the Ministry of Culture announced on June 11, 2025, that the deepest wreck in French waters was spotted in March 2025, when a 16th-century merchant ship was discovered off Ramatuelle, south-eastern France, some 2,567 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Handout/Marine Nationale/ABACAPRESS.COM RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

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Deepest wreck in French waters

This handout photograph released by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on June 11, 2025, shows a wreck containing globular jugs with pinched spouts, marked with the IHS monogram of Christ or with plant or geometric motifs lying on the sand off the coast near Ramatuelle, south-eastern France on June 3, 2025. The Prefecture Maritime de Mediterranee and the Ministry of Culture announced on June 11, 2025, that the deepest wreck in French waters was spotted in March 2025, when a 16th-century merchant ship was discovered off Ramatuelle, south-eastern France, some 2,567 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Handout/Marine Nationale/ABACAPRESS.COM RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

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Deepest wreck in French waters

This handout photograph released by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on June 11, 2025, shows a wreck containing globular jugs with pinched spouts, marked with the IHS monogram of Christ or with plant or geometric motifs lying on the sand off the coast near Ramatuelle, south-eastern France on June 3, 2025. The Prefecture Maritime de Mediterranee and the Ministry of Culture announced on June 11, 2025, that the deepest wreck in French waters was spotted in March 2025, when a 16th-century merchant ship was discovered off Ramatuelle, south-eastern France, some 2,567 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Handout/Marine Nationale/ABACAPRESS.COM RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

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Deepest wreck in French waters

This handout photograph released by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on June 11, 2025, shows a wreck containing globular jugs with pinched spouts, marked with the IHS monogram of Christ or with plant or geometric motifs lying on the sand off the coast near Ramatuelle, south-eastern France on June 3, 2025. The Prefecture Maritime de Mediterranee and the Ministry of Culture announced on June 11, 2025, that the deepest wreck in French waters was spotted in March 2025, when a 16th-century merchant ship was discovered off Ramatuelle, south-eastern France, some 2,567 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Handout/Marine Nationale/ABACAPRESS.COM RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

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Deepest wreck in French waters

This handout photograph released by the French Navy (Marine Nationale) on June 11, 2025, shows a wreck containing globular jugs with pinched spouts, marked with the IHS monogram of Christ or with plant or geometric motifs lying on the sand off the coast near Ramatuelle, south-eastern France on June 3, 2025. The Prefecture Maritime de Mediterranee and the Ministry of Culture announced on June 11, 2025, that the deepest wreck in French waters was spotted in March 2025, when a 16th-century merchant ship was discovered off Ramatuelle, south-eastern France, some 2,567 metres below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo by Handout/Marine Nationale/ABACAPRESS.COM RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

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Colorful celebrations held to mark Bengali New Year in Dhaka

STORY: Colorful celebrations held to mark Bengali New Year in Dhaka SHOOTING TIME: April 14, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mega colourful procession in Dhaka STORYLINE: Hundreds of thousands of people in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, participated on Sunday in a colorful procession featuring evocative masks, floats and motifs of Bangladeshi culture. The procession greeted Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the New Year, with renewed hope and good spirits. Celebrants rang in Bengali New Year 1431 with a combination of traditional and modern ritual practices. People in traditional costumes joined the procession called Mangal Shobhajatra, which kicked off at Dhaka University. It followed a curtain-raising, musical soiree that ended at dawn in Ramna park. Students of Dhaka University's Institute of Fine Arts coordinated the procession to welcome the Bengali New Year. The soiree was sponsored by Chhayanaut, a leading cul

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"Water" fan manufacturing in central Japan

Photo taken on May 26, 2023, at a workshop in Gifu, central Japan, shows "water" fans, a variation of the traditional Japanese fan with a water-like appearance created by varnishing their surface and with drawings representing summer-related motifs like goldfish and morning-glory flowers.

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"Water" fan manufacturing in central Japan

Photo taken on May 26, 2023, at a workshop in Gifu, central Japan, shows "water" fans, a variation of the traditional Japanese fan with a water-like appearance created by varnishing their surface and with drawings representing summer-related motifs like goldfish and morning-glory flowers.

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Bangladeshi people celebrate Bengali New Year in style

STORY: Bangladeshi people celebrate Bengali New Year in style DATELINE: April 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bengali New Year celebrations STORYLINE: With much fervor and enthusiasm, people in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the South Asian country joined in celebrations of the traditional new year on Friday. In traditional costumes, Dhaka residents participated in a colorful procession, the Mangal Shobha Jatra, to welcome the Bengali New Year 1430 with renewed hope and good spirits. The procession started from the Dhaka University following the conclusion of a flagship curtain-raising cultural event at dawn held in the city's lush green Ramna Park. People from all walks of life in Dhaka participated in the mega colorful procession featuring evocative masks, floats and motifs of the Bangladeshi culture. The motifs highlighted a large-scale replica of a horse alongside other handcrafted clay figurines and traditional artifa

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New York Fashion Week collection brings out Chinese elements

STORY: New York Fashion Week collection brings out Chinese elements DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fashion show 2. SOUNDBITE (English): VIVIENNE TAM, Fashion designer STORYLINE: Fashion brand Vivienne Tam presented its Fall/Winter 2023 collection at the ongoing New York Fashion Week on Sunday evening, highlighting an immersive metaverse of Hong Kong and other Chinese elements. The collection features motifs of oracle bone script, an ancient form of Chinese characters. Supported by Web3 technologies, a metaverse of Hong Kong streets was created on the stage. SOUNDBITE (English): VIVIENNE TAM, Fashion designer "My collection always brings the East and the West together. Like I'm a bridge of the two cultures. I'm the bridge of the two worlds." The fashion week runs through Feb. 15. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing or New York, U.S. (XHTV)

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U.S.-MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY-NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART

(220901) -- KANSAS CITY (U.S.), Sept. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2022 shows a ritual jade disc with dragon motifs from the 3rd century B.C., displayed at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, the United States. (Xinhua/Xu Jianmei) TO GO WITH Feature: Art collection gives U.S. heartland taste of Chinese culture

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Reviving past glory of Bangladeshi Jamdani with Chinese-made materials

STORY: Reviving past glory of Bangladeshi Jamdani with Chinese-made materials DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:02 LOCATION: NARAYANGANJ, Bangladesh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of weavers make the Jamdani saree 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD ASADULLAH, Weaver and trader 3. various of weavers make the Jamdani saree 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): SULTANA JANNAT SHIKHA, Entrepreneur 5. various of vendors display Jamdani sarees for customers in a shop in Dhaka STORYLINE: In Narayanganj district, Bangladesh, Chinese-made materials are helping to revive a local industry - Jamdani saree making. Jamdani saree is a traditional women wear that has been recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi people are directly or indirectly involved in production of Jamdani, which is typically woven using a mixture of cotton and gold thread with geometric and floral designs. Business people say that a wide variety of Chinese materials for making exquisite motifs,

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Fashion designer Hanae Mori dies at 96

File photo taken at Tokyo's Orchard Hall in 2002 shows a woman dressed in an outfit featuring Hanae Mori's trademark butterfly motifs. The world-famous fashion designer died on Aug. 11, 2022, at her Tokyo home at age 96.

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Bangladesh village houses shine bright with colorful folk arts

STORY: Bangladesh village houses shine bright with colorful folk arts DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Bangladesh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of women painting 2. various of motifs 3. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): DAYKHON BARMAN, Local artist STORYLINE: Almost all the houses in a village in Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj district, some 302 km northwest of the capital Dhaka, are adorned with traditional art called Alpona. In the village, every mud house wall is a canvas, while their inhabitants are artisans. The colorful motifs on the exterior walls of the houses have won the village the fame of "Alpona Gram (art village)" of the country. Motifs on as many as 50 houses in the Tikoil village are drawn by women. Daykhon Barman is one of the elderly village ladies who said she got married between the ages of 12 and 13. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): DAYKHON BARMAN, Local artist "It is the custom of our Hindu family to make Alpona in the yard with three drops of vermilion and rice

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-EASTER EGGS-EXHIBITION

(220405) -- ZAGREB, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Easter eggs painted with traditional motifs are on display as the traditional pre-Easter exhibition of huge Easter eggs is opened in Koprivnica, Croatia, on April 4, 2022. (Damir Spehar/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-EASTER EGGS-EXHIBITION

(220405) -- ZAGREB, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An Easter egg painted with traditional motifs is on display as the traditional pre-Easter exhibition of huge Easter eggs is opened in Koprivnica, Croatia, on April 4, 2022. (Damir Spehar/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-EASTER EGGS-EXHIBITION

(220405) -- ZAGREB, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Easter eggs painted with traditional motifs are on display as the traditional pre-Easter exhibition of huge Easter eggs is opened in Koprivnica, Croatia, on April 4, 2022. (Damir Spehar/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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CROATIA-ZAGREB-EASTER EGGS-EXHIBITION

(220405) -- ZAGREB, April 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Easter eggs painted with traditional motifs are on display as the traditional pre-Easter exhibition of huge Easter eggs is opened in Koprivnica, Croatia, on April 4, 2022. (Damir Spehar/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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INDIA-AGARTALA-ALPONA

(220113) -- AGARTALA, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman paints "Alpona", or "colourful sacred motifs on floor" in English, in the courtyard in Agartala, capital of the India's northeastern state Tripura, Jan. 13, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-AGARTALA-ALPONA

(220113) -- AGARTALA, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl paints "Alpona", or "colourful sacred motifs on floor" in English, in the courtyard in Agartala, capital of the India's northeastern state Tripura, Jan. 13, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-AGARTALA-ALPONA

(220113) -- AGARTALA, Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman paints "Alpona", or "colourful sacred motifs on floor" in English, in the courtyard in Agartala, capital of the India's northeastern state Tripura, Jan. 13, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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Hello Kitty men's underwear in time for Valentine's Day

A limited-edition range of men's trunks combining Sanrio Co. character Hello Kitty with traditional Japanese motifs are put on sale by underwear maker Gunze Ltd. on Jan. 27, 2015. Gunze is pitching the trunks, part of its Body Wild line, as souvenirs or presents for Valentine's Day approaching on Feb. 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photographer visits hot spring decorated with her works

Photographer Mika Ninagawa looks at one of her works on display at Dogo Onsen Honkan, a renowned wooden public bathhouse in Matsuyama, western Japan on Dec. 2, 2015. The Dogo hot spring resort is holding a 10-month-long event until Feb. 29, 2016, combining the hot spring with art, showcasing Ninagawa's works themed on flower petals on the streets and introducing "yukata" kimono bathrobes bearing colorful flower petal motifs designed by Ninagawa, among other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photographer visits hot spring decorated with her works

Photographer Mika Ninagawa stands in front of Dogo Onsen Honkan, a renowned wooden public bathhouse in Matsuyama, western Japan, with a curtain designed with one of her works hanging, on Dec. 2, 2015. The Dogo hot spring resort is holding a 10-month-long event until Feb. 29, 2016, combining the hot spring with art, showcasing Ninagawa's works themed on flower petals on the streets and introducing "yukata" kimono bathrobes bearing colorful flower petal motifs designed by Ninagawa, among other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press Aug. 21, 2015, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, a tourist train decorated inside and outside with motifs from local traditional crafts such as Wajima lacquerware and Kaga kimono dyeing techniques. The train will run on the JR Nanao Line beginning in October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press Aug. 21, 2015, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, a tourist train decorated inside and outside with motifs from local traditional crafts such as Wajima lacquerware and Kaga kimono dyeing techniques. The train will run on the JR Nanao Line beginning in October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press Aug. 21, 2015, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, a tourist train decorated inside and outside with motifs from local traditional crafts such as Wajima lacquerware and Kaga kimono dyeing techniques. The train will run on the JR Nanao Line beginning in October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press Aug. 21, 2015, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, a tourist train decorated inside and outside with motifs from local traditional crafts such as Wajima lacquerware and Kaga kimono dyeing techniques. The train will run on the JR Nanao Line beginning in October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shusei Nagaoka, illustrator of Earth, Wind & Fire album covers, dies

Photo taken in June 1984 shows Shusei Nagaoka, an illustrator best known for his music album covers with space and sci-fi motifs, including those for Earth, Wind & Fire. Nagaoka died of a heart attack on June 23, 2015, aged 78, his family said June 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

An exhibition displaying about 40 Japanese traditional "furoshiki" wrapping cloths used during World War II and with war-related motifs, is held by the Furoshiki Study Group at the Honen-in Buddhist temple in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on June 19, 2015. The exhibition commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

An exhibition displaying about 40 Japanese traditional "furoshiki" wrapping cloths used during World War II and with war-related motifs, is held by the Furoshiki Study Group at the Honen-in Buddhist temple in the western Japanese city of Kyoto on June 19, 2015. The exhibition commemorates the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

Chizuko Morita, head of the Furoshiki Study Group, shows a Japanese traditional "furoshiki" wrapping cloth with a motif of wartime newspaper articles praising the war, in Kyoto on June 11, 2015. An exhibition displaying about 40 furoshiki used during World War II and with war-related motifs began in the western Japanese city on June 19 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

Chizuko Morita, head of the Furoshiki Study Group, shows a Japanese traditional "furoshiki" wrapping cloth with a motif of military aircraft, in Kyoto on June 11, 2015. An exhibition displaying about 40 furoshiki used during World War II and with war-related motifs began in the western Japanese city on June 19 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pictures from folk tales projected on Kochi Castle stone walls

Pictures using motifs from folk tales are projected on the stone walls of Kochi Castle at a flower festival in Kochi, western Japan, on April 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pandas at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Undated file photo taken in Tokyo shows flags decorated with giant panda motifs at a street near the Ueno Zoological Gardens. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda park

Photo taken on March 25, 2017, shows accommodation facilities decorated with panda motifs at a park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panda train

West Japan Railway Co. unveils a special train being decorated with panda motifs in Suita, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan on July 29, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Images of Buddha in the inner sanctuary at Chion-in Temple

Buddhist statues on the Sanmon Gate of Chion-in Temple. The Buddha is seated in the middle, flanked by Zenzai-doji, Shudatsu-choja, and the 16 Buddhist Saints. Unryu (dragons in clouds) and other motifs are painted on the ceiling. Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐7‐0]

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Woman putting up a parasol

A woman is holding an ehigasa (picture parasol) popular among women during the Edo Period. Prohibitions on their use were often enforced because the parasols were viewed as overly luxurious. Flowers, birds, and arabesque designs were the usual motifs.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐48‐0]

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An image of Buddha at the top of Sanmon Gate Building,Chion-in Temple

Buddhist statues on the Sanmon Gate of Chion-in Temple. The Buddha is seated in the middle, flanked by Zenzai-doji, Shudatsu-choja, and the 16 Buddhist Saints. Unryu (dragons in clouds) and other motifs are painted on the ceiling. This is the largest gate of its kind in Japan, with five bays and three entrances. Built in two-story irimoya style, it has a tiled roof and was erected in 1619 by the second shogun Tokugawa Ietada.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐42‐0]

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Images of Buddha in the inner sanctuary at Chion-in Temple

Buddhist statues on the Sanmon Gate of Chion-in Temple. The Buddha is seated in the middle, flanked by Zenzai-doji, Shudatsu-choja, and the 16 Buddhist Saints. Unryu (dragons in clouds) and other motifs are painted on the ceiling. Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐17‐2]

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Images of Buddha in the inner sanctuary at Chion-in Temple

Buddhist statues on the Sanmon Gate of Chion-in Temple. The Buddha is seated in the middle, flanked by Zenzai-doji, Shudatsu-choja, and the 16 Buddhist Saints. Unryu (dragons in clouds) and other motifs are painted on the ceiling.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐89‐0]

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The naiden of Chion-in Temple

Buddhist statues on the Sanmon Gate of Chion-in Temple. The Buddha is seated in the middle, flanked by Zenzai-doji, Shudatsu-choja, and the 16 Buddhist Saints. Unryu (dragons in clouds) and other motifs are painted on the ceiling. Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐112‐0]

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, right, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, center, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. On the right side is seen John Mucha's advocate Frantisek Vyskocil. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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John Mucha

Prague must prove its proprietary right to Czech Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha's Slav Epic paintings through acquisitive prescription, Prague 1 District Court ruled on January 8 ,2020, in Prague, Czech Republic, and adjourned the proceedings until April. In his lawsuit against the city, the painter's relative, John Mucha, pictured, claims that Prague never became the owner of the cycle of paintings since it did not fulfil the author's prerequisite of building a special exhibition space for them. Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) painted his Slav Epic cycle with motifs from the legends and more or less remote history of Slavonic nations in 1911-1928. The paintings' size ranges from about 4x5 to 6x8 metres. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

Deepest wreck in French waters

Deepest wreck in French waters

Deepest wreck in French waters

Deepest wreck in French waters

Deepest wreck in French waters

Deepest wreck in French waters

Deepest wreck in French waters

Colorful celebrations held to mark Bengali New Year in Dhaka

"Water" fan manufacturing in central Japan

"Water" fan manufacturing in central Japan

Bangladeshi people celebrate Bengali New Year in style

New York Fashion Week collection brings out Chinese elements

U.S.-MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY-NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART

Reviving past glory of Bangladeshi Jamdani with Chinese-made materials

Fashion designer Hanae Mori dies at 96

Bangladesh village houses shine bright with colorful folk arts

CROATIA-ZAGREB-EASTER EGGS-EXHIBITION

CROATIA-ZAGREB-EASTER EGGS-EXHIBITION

CROATIA-ZAGREB-EASTER EGGS-EXHIBITION

CROATIA-ZAGREB-EASTER EGGS-EXHIBITION

INDIA-AGARTALA-ALPONA

INDIA-AGARTALA-ALPONA

INDIA-AGARTALA-ALPONA

Hello Kitty men's underwear in time for Valentine's Day

Photographer visits hot spring decorated with her works

Photographer visits hot spring decorated with her works

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

Shusei Nagaoka, illustrator of Earth, Wind &amp; Fire album covers, dies

Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

Wartime Japanese traditional wrapping cloth displayed in Kyoto

Pictures from folk tales projected on Kochi Castle stone walls

Pandas at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo

Panda park

Panda train

Images of Buddha in the inner sanctuary at Chion-in Temple

Woman putting up a parasol

An image of Buddha at the top of Sanmon Gate Building,Chion-in Temple

Images of Buddha in the inner sanctuary at Chion-in Temple

Images of Buddha in the inner sanctuary at Chion-in Temple

The naiden of Chion-in Temple

John Mucha

John Mucha

John Mucha

John Mucha

John Mucha

Shusei Nagaoka, illustrator of Earth, Wind & Fire album covers, dies