When silk was gold : Central Asian and Chinese textiles /
Watt, James C. Y.,
When silk was gold : Central Asian and Chinese textiles / James C.Y. Watt, Anne E. Wardwell ; with an essay by Morris Rossabi. - x, 238 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 31 cm
Catalog accompanying an exhibition opeing 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 and index.
Directors' Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Introduction -- Chronology -- The Silk Trade in China and Central Asia -- 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 -- Early Exchanges: Silks from the 8th through the 11th Century -- Kesi: Silk Tapestry -- Brocades of the Jin and Mongol Periods -- Luxury-Silk Weaving under the Mongols -- Embroideries -- Glossary: Weaving Terms -- Glossary: Embroidery Stitches -- Glossary: Chinese and Japanese Names and Terms -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index -- Photograph Credits. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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97025856
Silk--China--Exhibitions
Silk--Asia, Central--Exhibitions
Textile fabrics--China--Exhibitions
Textile fabrics--Asia, Central--Exhibitions
Embroidery--China--Exhibitions
Embroidery--Asia, Central--Exhibitions
NK8883.A1 / W38 1997
746.0439095
When silk was gold : Central Asian and Chinese textiles / James C.Y. Watt, Anne E. Wardwell ; with an essay by Morris Rossabi. - x, 238 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 31 cm
Catalog accompanying an exhibition opeing 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 and index.
Directors' Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note to the Reader -- Introduction -- Chronology -- The Silk Trade in China and Central Asia -- 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 -- Early Exchanges: Silks from the 8th through the 11th Century -- Kesi: Silk Tapestry -- Brocades of the Jin and Mongol Periods -- Luxury-Silk Weaving under the Mongols -- Embroideries -- Glossary: Weaving Terms -- Glossary: Embroidery Stitches -- Glossary: Chinese and Japanese Names and Terms -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index -- Photograph Credits. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
0870998250 9780870998256 0870998277 9780870998270
97025856
Silk--China--Exhibitions
Silk--Asia, Central--Exhibitions
Textile fabrics--China--Exhibitions
Textile fabrics--Asia, Central--Exhibitions
Embroidery--China--Exhibitions
Embroidery--Asia, Central--Exhibitions
NK8883.A1 / W38 1997
746.0439095