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1 online resource (x, 238 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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monochrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Contents |
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 -- Glossary: Weaving Terms -- Glossary: Embroidery Stitches -- Glossary: Chinese and Japanese Names and Terms. |
| Summary |
"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." "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."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library Digital Collections Fulltext Titles (Customizable) |
| Subject |
Silk -- China -- Exhibitions.
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Silk. |
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China. |
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Silk -- Asia, Central -- Exhibitions.
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Central Asia. |
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Textile fabrics -- China -- Exhibitions.
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Textile fabrics. |
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Textile fabrics -- Asia, Central -- Exhibitions.
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Embroidery -- China -- Exhibitions.
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Embroidery. |
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Embroidery -- Asia, Central -- Exhibitions.
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| Indexed Term |
Asia. |
| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Wardwell, Anne E.
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Cleveland Museum of Art.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Watt, James C.Y. When silk was gold. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art in cooperation with the Cleveland Museum of Art : Distributed by H.N. Abrams, 1997 (DLC) 97025856 (OCoLC)37194959 |
| ISBN |
0870998250 (hardcover) |
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9780870998256 (hardcover) |
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0870998277 (paperback) |
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9780870998270 (paperback) |
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0810965135 (Abrams) |
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9780810965133 (Abrams) |
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0300086725 |
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9780300086720 |
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