Gifts of earth : terracottas & clay sculptures of India
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Gifts of earth : terracottas & clay sculptures of India
Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts , Mapin Publishing , Grantha Corp., c1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-221)
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:[Grantha] ISBN 9780944142486
内容説明
Down through the ages, clay has been the perfect medium for Indian creativity. Its myriad shapes and styles range from the miniscule to the gigantic, from realistic to abstract, from pure practical to utterly fantastic. India's one million potters - more than in any other country-make items for every conceivable household use. But they also sculpt images used in religious ceremonies, the most spectacular of which are magnificent horses and elephants nearly six metres tall, the largest terracottas ever created! Thus the potter plays a dual role, as craftsperson and as a link to the gods. In a text sumptuously illustrated in colour, the ethnologist, author and photographer Stephen Huyler surveys this exciting craft, studied over 20 years of extensive travel.
目次
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Roots of Indian paper
- Preserving the world
- The Arabs Liberate
- Paper Secret
- A Prospering Paper Craft
- The Path of Paper
- Conquerors and Craftsmen
- Paper's Northwestern Frontier
- Sialkot
- Kashmir
- Paper in the Northeastern Crescent
- Agra and Mathura
- Zafarabad
- Bihar and Bengal
- Delhi: Days of Papermaking
- Western India's Wave of Paper
- Gujarat
- Rajasthan
- The Deccan: Middle India
- Daulatabad: Fabled Fortress Medieval Paper Centre
- Kagzipura at Khuldabad
- Erandol: City of Paper Ruins
- Making Traditional Indian Paper
- The Materials of Paper
- The World of the Written Word Before Paper
- Materials Used by the First Papermakers
- The Papermaker's Garden
- Pulp Pounders
- The Mould: The Papermaker's Ally
- The Dimension of Paper
- Creating the Paper Sheet
- Drying Paper in India's Warm Domain
- Coating Paper with Size
- Hand Polishing Paper Sheets
- Colouring Paper
- Paper of Gold
- Bird Paper
- Masterful Marbled Papers, Stencils & Cut-Paper
- The Strange Transparent Deer and Snake Paper
- Recycled Paper: An Indian Tradition
- Using Every Resource
- Papier Mache
- Mountain Paper
- In search of Indian Paper's Lost Himalayan Roots
- The Strong Lustrous Plant of High Mountain Paper
- Making Mountain Paper
- The Mysterious "Big-Paper of the North"
- Pundit Paper
- Influences Towards Change: Contemporary Handmade Paper
- Encounters with the West
- Jailhouse Paper
- Gandhian Efforts to Help Rescue Papermakers
- Government Rescue for Papermakers
- 1990s Turn Around: An Unpredicted Blossoming of Traditional and Contemporary paper Units throughout India
- List of Indian Hand-made Papermakers
- Fibre List
- Bibliography & Map.
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:[Mapin] ISBN 9788185822099
内容説明
The 'gift' of clay is essential to Indian culture, past and present. Its accessibility, ease of workmanship and fragility assures its constant renewal. The importance of pottery in India is reflected in the fact that there are more working potters there - more than 350,000 - than any other country in the world. The various photographs represent the pottery and techniques used throughout India, most of these works have never before been documented.
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