Vanishing beauty : Asian jewelry and ritual objects from the Barbara and David Kipper Collection : [exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, June 19-August 21, 2016]
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Balakrishnan Usha R. ; Casey Jane ; Ghose Madhuvanti ; Bala Krishnan Usha Ramamrutham ; Casey Jane ; Art institute ;
- Editeurs : Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago ;
- Date d'édition : Copyright 2016
- ISBN : 978-0-300-21484-0
- Sujets : Bijoux -- Collections privées -- Catalogues d'exposition -- Chicago (Ill.), Art asiatique, Kipper, David A. -- Collections d'art -- Catalogues d'exposition, Kipper, Art institute -- Catalogues d'exposition
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (276 p.), : Ill. en noir et en coul., jaquette ill. en coul., 31 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 268. Index
Résumé
'This book commemorates the gift of over 400 works from the collection of Barbara and David Kipper to the Art Institute of Chicago. These outstanding pieces of jewelry and ritual objects offer a material record of vanishing ways of life. Used as portable forms of wealth, as personal adornment, and in religious practice, they represent a broad spectrum of cultures. The majority comes from the Himalayan region, including Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and Mongolia, and other pieces hail from Afghanistan, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The works include delicate amulet boxes, other Tibetan Buddhist artifacts, and ornate Turkmen jewelry. Five essays place the objects in the contexts of their native regions'