In the 12th century, craftsmen in southern China refined a long-standing tradition that combined mother-of-pearl and lacquer to create sumptuous painterly scenes of figures in landscapes, flowers, and birds. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition that traces the evolution of this technology in East Asia, India, and Thailand. Also discussed is the importance of lacquer decorated with minute pieces of mother-of-pearl in interregional trade from the 12th to the 19th century, and the development of global trade, particularly in works made in India and Japan, in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. New acquisitions as well as important works from the Museum's permanent collection and several pieces on loan illustrate the variety of effects found in the use of tiny pieces of mother-of-pearl to create delicate scenes patterned in shades of white, pink, and green.

80 pages, 100 full-color illustrations, 8 in. x 9 3/8 in. Paper.

Mother-of-Pearl: A Tradition in Asian Lacquer
05-007950
Member Price: $17.95 each
Non-Member Price: $19.95 each


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