Vanishing beauty: Asian jewelry and ritual objects from the Barbara and David Kipper Collection

"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,...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Ghose, Madhuvanti (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Chicago, Illinois The Art Institute of Chicago [2016]
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--
Beschreibung:Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, June 19-August 21, 2016
Umfang:276 pages 32 cm
ISBN:9780300214840