Author: Watt, James C. Y. and Anne E. Wardwell and Morris Rossabi
Title: When Silk Was Gold: Central Asian and Chinese Textiles
Description: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997. Softcover. Teal and color-illus. wraps with white lettering. 238 pp. many color & BW illus. including 4 maps. Issued in conjunction with several 1997-1998 exhibitions "devoted exclusively to luxury silks and embroideries produced in Central Asia and China from the eighth to the early fifteenth century. Drawn from the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cleveland Museum of Art, the textiles are remarkable not only for their dazzling display of technical virtuosity but also for their historical significance, reflecting in their techniques and patterns shifts in the balance of power between Central Asia and China that occurred as dynasties rose and fell and empires expanded and dissolved." (dj) With an essay by Morris Rossari, and a variety of glossaries as well as a selected bibliography. The annotated and illustrated catalogue addresses 64 pieces. A nice selection. Contents as follows: The Silk Trade in China and Central Asia /; Morris Rossabi.; 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 --; 1.; Early Exchanges: Silks from the 8th through the 11th Century --; 2.; Kesi: Silk Tapestry --; 3.; Brocades of the Jin and Mongol Periods --; 4.; Luxury-Silk Weaving under the Mongols --; 5.; Embroideries --; Glossary: Weaving Terms --; Glossary: Embroidery Stitches --; Glossary: Chinese and Japanese Names and Terms. VG+ .

Keywords: Asian Decorative Arts; Chinese Textiles ; Chinese Textiles ; Central Asian Textiles ; ; Textiles - Asian


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