WHEN SILK WAS GOLD CENTRAL ASIAN AND CHINESE TEXTILES

Watt, James C. Y. - Anne E. Wardwell

ISBN 10: 0870998277 / ISBN 13: 9780870998270

Published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1997

Softcover. Clean color illustrated paper covers. Spine edge lightly sunned. Text pages are clean. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 238 pages. Seller Inventory # 051238

Synopsis:

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1997, cm.23x30, pp.238, con 189 illustrazioni a colori. brossura con copertina figurata a colori. When Silk Was Gold is the catalogue for the first exhibition devoted exclusively to luxury silks and embroideries produced in Central Asia and China from the eighth to the early fifteenth century. Drawn from the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cleveland Museum of Art, the textiles are remarkable not only for their dazzling display of technical virtuosity but also for their historical significance, reflecting in their techniques and patterns shifts in the balance of power between Central Asia and China that occurred as dynasties rose and fell and empires expanded and dissolved. Index: The Silk Trade in China and Central Asia Morris Rossabi Map of the Tang Dynasty and the Silk Roads, ca. 750 Map of the Northern Song, the Liao, and Their Neighbors Map of the Southern Song, the Jin, and Their Neighbors Map of the Mongol Empire 1. Early Exchanges: Silks from the 8th through the 11th Century 2. Kesi: Silk Tapestry 3. Brocades of the Jin and Mongol Periods 4. Luxury-Silk Weaving under the Mongols 5. Embroideries Glossaries Weaving Terms Embroidery Stitches

Bibliographic Details

Title: WHEN SILK WAS GOLD CENTRAL ASIAN AND CHINESE...
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket