Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 192 pages: illustrations (colour); 30 cm. Summary: A mystifying group of carpets and tapestries, created along the Silk Route over 500 years ago, is the topic of this richly illustrated book. The carpets and tapestries, with riveting yet puzzling designs, have been preserved in closed treasure houses in the former Japanese capital since the 14th to 15th centuries. They are brought out only one day a year for a Shinto-Buddhist festival procession and quickly returned to storage. This book is about their shrouded origin in China, the pariahs who wove them, the meaning of their obscure motifs and the reasons for the secrecy continuing to surround their exhibition. Subjects: Tapestry Silk Road History. Carpets Silk Road History. Tapestry China History 16th century. Tapestry. China. Genre: History. Illustrated. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 340154

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Title: Early carpets and tapestries on the Eastern ...

Publisher: Woodbridge: ACC Art Books

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition.

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With a permanent inventory of 250,000 hand-picked volumes and with publication dates ranging from the 1500s to the present, MW Books has much to offer the conscientious bibliophile as well as the avid reader. Travel and Exploration, European Literature, Modern Firsts, 19th Century Illustrated, Asian & African Political History, British Topography, Regional Art Reference, Signed & Gift editions etc. etc.; we'd love to hear from you - let us know if we can help in any way.

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MW Books Ltd.
MW Books Ltd. 70A Renmore Road, Co. Galway, GALWA, H91CHH6, Ireland

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MW Books Limited. Registered at 70A Renmore Road, Galway, Ireland. Email;
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