Item #154179 When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles. James C. Y. Watt, Anne E. Wardwell, Morris Rossabi.
When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles
When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles
When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles
When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles
When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles
When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles
When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles
When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles

When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997. Hardcover. Navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine, Green and color illustrated dust jacket, x, 238 pp., profusely illustrated in bw and color. VG+/VG+. Item #154179

"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." - dust jacket 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. Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-232) and index.

OCLC: 37194959

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