L'Inde des princes: La donation Jean et Krishna Riboud (French Edition) Tapa dura - 2000

Paris, France: Reunion des musees nationaux, 2000. Hardcover. VG/VG. Black cloth, black and color illus. DJ. 165 pp. Numerous color plates. Text is in French and English. "In 1990, Mrs. Krishnâ Riboud made a gift to the Guimet museum of 150 textiles from India, China, Japan and Indonesia, which numbered among the most important pieces of her collection. a new donation in February 2000 allowed an exeptional group of Indian art objects and jewels from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries to enter the Guimet museum. Those objects, cmbines with a choice of Indian textiles from the first donation will from now on be displayed in a Jean and Krishnâ Riboud gallery, especially laid out on the first floor of the Guimet museum, in front of the former library's rotunda." (Preface) This catalogue presents the collection of Moghul art of the 14th to 19th centuries, together with Deccan art and others of northern India. Includes objects made of jade, rock crystal, precious stones, ivory, enamelled boxes and bidriware.

Réunion des musées nationaux Paris, 2000. Book. Fine Condition. Cloth. 166 pages 106 illustrations in color. Text is in French and English. Glossary. .

Reunion des musees nationaux, Paris, France, 2000 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. French and English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 24 x 28 cm; 1,2 Kg; 165 with colour illustrations.; Used book with signs of wear on the dust jacket, namely chips and tears. The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover. Interior in very good condition.; Containing fifty four objects covering the 17th through the 19th centuries and illustrating the princely arts of Mughal India, of the Deccani sultanates and of the Rajput kingdoms, as well as twenty jewels from Northern India, the Jean and Krishnâ Riboud donation represents an incredible endowment for the Guimet museum's Indian collections. There are translucent jade and rock crystal cups enriched with rubies and emeralds, chalcedony and jade dagger handles sprinkled with precious stones, flasks and powder horns made from exquisitely carved ivory, spice boxes and huqqa bases with enamelled decorations, artefacts made from shimmering mother of… Leer más

RMN, 0000-00-00. Later Printing. hardcover. Used: Good.