Vanishing beauty : Asian jewelry and ritual objects from the Barbara and David Kipper Collection
by
Art Institute of Chicago, host institution.
Title
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Vanishing beauty : Asian jewelry and ritual objects from the Barbara and David Kipper Collection
Author
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Art Institute of Chicago, host institution.
ISBN
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9780300214840
Corporate Author
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Art Institute of Chicago, host institution.
Publication Information
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Chicago, Illinois : The Art Institute of Chicago, 2016.
Physical Description
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276 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm.
General Note
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Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, June 19-August 21, 2016.
Abstract
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"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Personal Subject
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Kipper, David A., 1939-2010-Art collections-Exhibitions.
Kipper, Barbara-Art collections-Exhibitions.
Corporate Subject
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Art Institute of Chicago -- Exhibitions.
Subject Term
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Jewelry -- Private collections -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Exhibitions.
Art, Asian -- Private collections -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Exhibitions.
Ritual in art -- Exhibitions.
Added Author
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Ghose, Madhuvanti,
Bibliographical References
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Includes bibliographical references (page 268) and index.
Field 805
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npmlib 10600564 NK7372 A78 ysh
npmlib 南院 10621792 NK7372 A78 stc
Library | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Copy | Material Type | Status |
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NPM Library | NK7372 A78 2016 | 10600564 | 1 | B | *二館西文書一區 |
NPMSB | NK7372 A78 2016 | 10621792 | 1 | B | *南院西文圖書 |