Belgium also has numerous galleries devoted to collections of non-indigenous art, including Oriental, Classical and Congolese painting, sculpture and other visual art.

Reminiscent of a misty Oriental painting, a deceptively pleasing lavender pall hangs over city and countryside.

The museum houses 2,000 pieces of Oriental paintings and sculptures, including such national treasures as the wooden statue of Samantabhadra and 35,000 volumes of Chinese literature.

Since 1939, the center has focused its collecting on contemporary art, and Mr. Walker's original holdings of European, Oriental and decorative paintings and artworks were sold in 1946 and 1969.

As the twigs burn, they leave dark traces, which resemble the brushstrokes of an Oriental painting, perhaps a bare tree silhouetted against the setting sun.

He founded the Matsuoka Museum of Art in Tokyo, where his collection of thousands of works of Chinese porcelains, European and Oriental paintings and sculptures are displayed.

He had a deep interest in Oriental painting and employed many of the techniques of master Japanese methods of mounting.

And at the very center of the stage is another imitation Oriental painting of a pagoda in the mountains.

Her Oriental ink-and-wash paintings attracted attention for their exquisite detail.

She received a BFA degree from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea, where she majored in Oriental painting.