Bright flowers : textiles and ceramics of Central Asia

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Bright flowers : textiles and ceramics of Central Asia

Christina Sumner and Guy Petherbridge

Powerhouse Publishing , in association with Lund Humphries, 2004

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Catalog of the exhibition held at the Powerhouse Museum, Sept., 2004-Feb., 2005

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153) and index

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Bright Flowers reveals, in many cases for the first time in published form, some of the spectacular and colourful embroidered textiles and glazed ceramics of Central Asia. It provides a fascinating insight into the material culture and peoples of an area which is becoming increasingly well-known to outsiders. Central Asia is at the heart of the ancient 'Silk Routes' - it is the fateful land where Alexander met his bride and ultimately his death, and the location for the turbulent legends of Tamerlane and the last khan of Khiva. The colourful history of Central Asia is matched in intensity by glorious architecture, intellectual achievement and exquisite traditional crafts in a range of media. From among these treasures, intricate silk embroideries, costume and jewellery from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and glazed ceramics dating back to the ninth century are showcased in this lavishly illustrated book, which accompanies a major exhibition at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum. The men and women of Central Asia, who now live in the independent states of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, following some seventy years of Soviet rule, are finding their own point of balance between the traditional values and ideals to which they still steadfastly adhere and the expanding opportunities of the twenty-first century. Taking inspiration from Islamic ornament and other traditional motifs, contemporary makers continue to find inspiration in the bright flowers of the oases.

目次

  • Forewords
  • Map of the region
  • Introduction, Christina Sumner
  • Flowers of the hearth: embroidery and textiles, Christina Sumner
  • Bukhara embroidery of the 1880s, Koriogdi Jumaev
  • Textile illustrations
  • Flowers of the kiln: ceramics, Guy Petherbridge
  • The Uzbek kulol, Akbar and Alisher Rakhimov
  • Ceramic illustrations
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgements
  • About the authors
  • About the Powerhouse Museum
  • Index.

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