First under heaven : the art of Asia

Tilden, Jill

First under heaven : the art of Asia / Jill Tilden - London : Hali Publications Ltd. , 1997 - 224 p. : illus. ; 33 cm.

The world is a garden : the decorative arts of the Timurid Period / Ernst J. Grube Hybrid temples in Karnataka : Medieval Hindu temples in the Deccan / Adam Hardy Patterns of life : a gateway to understanding Indonesian textiles / Reinhold Mittersakschmöller and Heide Leigh-Theisen Public showcase, private residence : the early Tang tombs revisited / Ning Qiang Sculptures to use : classical Chinese furniture / Grace Wu Bruce Fengruan rutan : silk pile covers from Western China / Michael Franses By the pen : the art of writing in Islamic art / Sheila Blair and Jonathan Bloom The sublime image : early portrait painting in Tibet / Jane Casey Singer The quiet way : Korean celadons of the Koryo Dynasty / Robert D. Mowry Court ladies, monks and monsters : Yamato-e painting of the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries / Stephan von der Schulenburg Glamour and restraint : silver, gold and bronze from Mughal India / Mark Zebrowski

Presents 12 articles, each exploring the diversity of ideas and images found within Asian art. The contributions - from scholars, dealers and curators - analyze a range of media, including painting, calligraphy, carpets, textiles, frescos, furniture, metalwork, ceramics and temple architecture


English

9781898113355


Art asiatique

PS3569.T2 / Z83 1988

REF 709.5 TIL

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