When silk was gold : Central Asian and Chinese textiles
James C. Y. Watt, Anne E. Wardwell (Author), Morris Rossabi (Contributor), Cleveland Museum of Art (Host institution), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (Host institution)
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
Print Book, English, 1997
Metropolitan Museum of Art in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Art, New York, 1997
Ausstellung Cleveland (Ohio) 1997
x, 238 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 31 cm.
9780870998256, 9780870998270, 9780810965133, 9780300086720, 9780300200300, 0870998250, 0870998277, 0810965135, 0300086725, 0300200307
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| Directors' Foreword | vii | (1) | |||
| Acknowledgments | viii | (2) | |||
| Note to the Reader | x | ||||
| Introduction | 3 | (3) | |||
| Chronology | 6 | (1) | |||
| The Silk Trade in China and Central Asia | 7 | (1) | |||
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| 8 | (3) | |||
| 11 | (2) | |||
| 13 | (3) | |||
| 16 | (5) | |||
| 21 | (32) | |||
| 53 | (54) | |||
| 107 | (20) | |||
| 127 | (38) | |||
| 165 | (48) | |||
| Glossaries | 213 | (10) | |||
| Weaving Terms | 213 | (2) | |||
| Embroidery Stitches | 215 | (2) | |||
| Chinese and Japanese Names and Terms | 217 | (6) | |||
| Bibliography of Works Cited | 223 | (10) | |||
| Index | 233 | (5) | |||
| Photograph Credits | 238 |
Catalog accompanying an exhibition opening at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 10-19-97 through 1-4-98 and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 3-3-98 through 5-17-98
Glossary of Chinese and Japanese Names and Terms: in Chinese with Pinyin
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