Selected Masterpieces of Asian Art
Author : Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Publisher : Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 26,46 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Art
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Author : Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Publisher : Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 26,46 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Art
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Author : Museum of fine arts (Boston)
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Page : 224 pages
File Size : 17,28 MB
Release : 1992
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Author : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Publisher : Asian Art Museum
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,38 MB
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780939117840
Every year, thousands of visitors flock to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, the largest museum devoted exclusively to the arts of Asia in the United States. Featuring more than 18,000 artworks, the museum's world-class collection highlights the unique material, aesthetic, and intellectual achievements of Asian art and culture. This book presents two hundred and thirty exemplary works spanning both ancient and modern times. Among its many treasures, readers will find a Japanese clay jar from 3000-2000 BCE, a Chinese bronze Buddha dating to 338, a seventeenth-century Indian painting from the Shahnama (Book of Kings), a mid-twentieth-century Korean wrapping cloth, and a new Thai work made from textile, window mesh, safety pins, and amulets. A collaboration between museum curators, artists, educators, and collectors, the book also takes an in-depth look at fourteen masterpieces selected for their beauty, rarity, and historical importance. Stunning full-color photographs and new texts—including a foreword by museum director Ja Xu—offer fresh perspectives on both ancient and contemporary objects. A handsome addition to any art history collection, this volume is an essential resource for museum visitors as well as anyone interested in Asian art.
Author : Vanna Ghiringhelli
Publisher : 5Continents
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 32,40 MB
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9788874395859
This book reveals the mysterious world of the kris—the hilts of the traditional weapons of Indonesia and Malaysia, which have long been collector's items. Kris are objects of great beauty—daggers carved, chiseled, or incised by artist-craftsmen with deep knowledge of the symbolism and traditions of their lands. Java, Sumatra, Bali, Madura, Sulawesi, and Malaysia—each island has its own type of hilt, with its own symbolism and magic. Their images range from geometric abstractions to human, divine, plant and animal, and demon figures. They are made from wood, fossil, ivory, gold, and whalebone and serve as a gateway between the visible and invisible worlds.
Author : Asia House Gallery
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 20,98 MB
Release : 1960
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,79 MB
Release : 1960
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Author : Towson State College. Asian Arts Center
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Page : 54 pages
File Size : 45,90 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Art, Asian
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Author : Asia Society
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Page : pages
File Size : 44,35 MB
Release : 1960
Category : Art
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Author : Hongxing Zhang
Publisher : Victoria & Albert Museum
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,77 MB
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781851777563
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Page : pages
File Size : 38,89 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Art, Asian
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