Passionen einer eleganten Dame / Passions of an Elegant Lady

Asiatische Textilien der Sammlung Hammonds / Asian Textiles of the Hammonds Collection

contributions by Bruno Brix, Alan Kennedy and Clarissa von Spee and foreword by Hermann Graf zu Munster and Klaas Ruitenbeek

Book cover: Passionen einer eleganten Dame / Passions of an Elegant Lady

Extent: 162 pages

Publisher: Dietrich Reimer Verlag

Subjects: Asian/Pacific Studies & Religions, Book History, Conservation, & Museum Studies

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(March 2013)

ISBN: 9783496014768

Price: $35.00

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English summary: Splendid costumes of the No theatre, robes and obi belts of elegant ladies, and Buddhist priests’ stoles and cloaks with opulent golden designs: the woven items from China and Japan provide fascinating insights into the technical sophistication and abundance of patterns displayed by East Asian textiles. German description: Prachtvolle Kostume des No-Theaters, Roben und Obi-Gurtel eleganter Damen sowie opulent mit Gold gemusterte Stolen und Umhange buddhistischer Priester: Die Webstucke aus China und Japan bieten einen faszinierenden Einblick in die technische Raffinesse und den Musterreichtum ostasiatischer Textilien. Alle Objekte sind farbig illustriert, werden ausfuhrlich beschrieben und mit detaillierten Analysen der textilen Techniken sowie mit Makro-Fotos vorgestellt. In Essays werden die Hintergrunde erlautert: Der Textilkenner Alan Kennedy verfolgt die Entwicklung komplexer Seidengewebe in China und Japan. Die Kunsthistorikerin Clarissa von Spee gibt Einblicke in die Sammlung ostasiatischer Kunst der MCH-Stiftung sowie in das Leben der Sammlerin Magdalene C. Hammonds (1903-1995). Der Bestandskatalog erschliesst erstmals die japanischen und chinesischen Textilien der MCH-Stiftung, Sammlung Hammonds.

Foreword by Hermann Graf zu Munster
Foreword by Klaas Ruitenbeek
Contributions by Bruno Brix
Contributions by Alan Kennedy
Contributions by Clarissa von Spee

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