Weaving China's Past : The Amy S. Clague Collection of Chinese Textiles

by Brown, Claudia; Mowry, Robert D.; Grimm, Martha Winslow; Baker, Janet; Pan, An-Yi; Phoenix Art Museum; El Paso Museum of Art; China House Gallery

• ISBN13: 9780910407397
• ISBN10: 0910407398
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

Summary

Western admiration of China's silk textiles dates back at least to the days of the Roman empire. The establishment of the Chinese republic caused a large number of imperial costumes, no longer needed for court ritual, to enter collectors' hands. Textiles curators have studied these in depth, yet American museums are just recently begining to explore the broader topic of Chinese textiles, and to present splendid examples of the art along with porcelains, bronzes, enamels, and other decorative art traditions of China.

Weaving China's Past examines an extraordinary private collection of Chinese textiles of diverse styles, functions, and techniques. The collection is remarkable for its chronological expanse, with works ranging in date from the Song (960-1279) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties through the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). The book examines the relationship of these textiles to the greater fabric of Chinese art. Pieces in the collection have been subjected to microscopic examination and radiocarbon dating as well as full examination by a textiles conservator,

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(2)
James K. Ballinger
Preface	9	(4)
Claudia Brown
Chronology	13	(2)
Introduction	15	(6)
Claudia Brown
Catalog of the Exhibition	21	(130)
Claudia Brown
Robert Mowry
Martha Winslow Grimm
Janet Baker
An-yi Pan
Bibliography of Works Cited	151