The Silk Road in Inner Mongolia Tapa dura - 2007

University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, 2007 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Chinese and English text.; Hardcover (without dust jacket - as issued).; 23.5 x 31 cm; 1.6 kg; 231 pages with colour illustrations throughout.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior. Interior as new.; Catalogue from the exhibition co-presented by the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Museum and the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong from 15 February to 13 of May 2007.; "The exhibition is so rich in content that it provides a survey of cultural exchange between China and the West via the Silk Road since the Tang dynasty. In ancient times, there were several branches of the Silk Road extending over the continents of Europe and Asia, representing almost one-third of the total area of the world. Of all routes, that of the northern steppe, which originated in the westward migration of the northern Xiongnu tribe is the oldest. Cultural exchange between China and the… Leer más

Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong Museum, 2007. The fabled Silk Road was in fact not one, but several more or less parallel routes stretching between Europe, through intermediary terrain, to China. The northern route, running through the Central Asian and Chinese steppes, was the oldest of these links between East and West; while the peak of activity along the Silk Routes generally occurred in the Tang Dynasty, the prominence of the northern route was greatest in the Yuan, when Genghis Khan ruled vast swathes of Asian territory. The present volume, accompanying a major museum exhibition, vividly demonstrates the significance of the material, military and philosophical transactions that took place over this route. Featuring artefacts from the Tang, Liao and most importantly, Yuan, periods, a wealth of relics are illustrated and described, including sumptuous gold ornaments, coins, gold and silver vessels, bronze statuary, ceramics, and early glass. Of particular note are a group of artefacts… Leer más

University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong. 2007. Hard cover. Fine.. 232 p., illustrations. . This book is the catalogue of the exhibition, The Silk Road in Inner Mongolia, held by The University Museum and Art Gallery of The University of Hong Kong and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Museum. In this exhibition, eighty extraordinary artefacts dating from the Tang (618-907) to the Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties, including porcelain, glass, gold and silver wares, harnesses and Nestorian Christian items are on view. The Silk Road of China's northern steppes documents the rise and fall of nomadic tribes, and the relationship, interaction and cultural influences between these tribes and the West. Their arts are not only characterised by their own cultural features, but also by blending the ideas and styles of the West. This illustrates the cultural diversity and uniqueness of China.