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Author | : James C. Y. Watt |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : 0870998250 |
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The material presented in this volume significantly extends what has been known to date of Asian textiles produced from the Tang (618-907) through the early Ming period (late 14th-early 15th century), and new documentation gives full recognition to the importance of luxury textiles in the history of Asian art. Costly silks and embroideries were the primary vehicle for the migration of motifs and styles from one part of Asia to another, particularly during the Tang and Mongol (1207-1368) periods. In addition, they provide material evidence of both the cultural and religious ties that linked ethnic groups and the impetus to artistic creativity that was inspired by exposure to foreign goods.
Author | : James C. Y. Watt |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art New York |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780870998270 |
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The demise of the Silk Roads and the end of expansionist policies, together with the rapid increase in maritime trade, brought to an end the vital economic and cultural interchange that had characterized the years preceding the death of the Ming-dynasty Yongle emperor in 1424. Overland, intrepid merchants no longer transported silks throughout Eurasia and weavers no longer traveled to distant lands. But the products that survive from that wondrous time attest to a glorious era - when silk was resplendent as gold.
Author | : James C. Y. Watt |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Embroidery |
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Author | : Laura Weinstein |
Publisher | : Museum of Fine Arts Boston |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780878468065 |
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Ink, Silk, and Gold explores the dynamic and complex traditions of Islamic art through more than 115 major works in a dazzling array of media, reproduced in full color and exquisite detail manuscripts inscribed with gold, paintings on silk, elaborate metalwork, intricately woven textiles, luster-painted ceramics, and more. These objects, which originated within an Islamic world that ranges from Western Europe to Indonesia and across more than thirteen centuries, share a distinctive relationship to the materials they are made of: their color, shape, texture, and technique of production all convey meaning. Enhanced by texts from an international team of scholars and drawing on the latest technical information, Ink, Silk, and Gold is an inviting introduction to the riches of the Islamic art collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a window into a vibrant global culture.
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Author | : Hiroko Takahashi McDermott |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Embroidery |
ISBN | : 9781854442680 |
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This book is a pioneering study of Japanese ornamental textiles made for the foreign market during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These exquisite embroideries, resist-dyed silks and velvets, tapestries and appliqud works were an impo
Author | : Sumru Belger Krody |
Publisher | : Merrel |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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This exhibition catalogue features The Textile Museum's collection of Ottoman embroidery.
Author | : Carol Benedict |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2011-04-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520262778 |
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"Tobacco has been pervasive in China almost since its introduction from the Americas in the mid-sixteenth century. One-third of the world's smokers--over 350 million--now live in China, and they account for 25 percent of worldwide smoking-related deaths. This book examines the deep roots of China's contemporary "cigarette culture" and smoking epidemic and provides one of the first comprehensive histories of Chinese consumption in global and comparative perspective"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Alan Preist |
Publisher | : Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Total Pages | : 107 |
Release | : 1934-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
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An excellent introduction to the study of Chinese textiles, this volume was originally written as a handbook to accompany a special exhibit of Chinese court robes and accessories presented by the Museum in December, 1931. In addition to providing an historical background information essential to understanding these beautiful objects, specific examples from the Met's collection are discussed in detail.
Author | : Simon Peers |
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Total Pages | : 111 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Nephila |
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