Flowers, Dragons and Pine Trees Asian Textiles in the Collection of the Spencer Museum of Art

Hudson Hills Press. New in New dust jacket. 2004. Hardcover. 1555952380 . Brand new book and dust jacket in publisher's shrink wrap. Written for both specialist and general audiences, this stunning volume places new research within a comprehensive socio-historic context, including information on technique, production, iconography, function, patronage, and trade. Five maps, a glossary, and catalogue of the complete collection are included. This beautifully illustrated introduction to the little-known but outstanding collection of Asian textiles in the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas focuses on ninety-five textiles from the Indian subcontinent, Iran, China and Japan, deploying a wide variety of source materials including archeological reports, 19th-century travelers' journals, maps, trade documents, literature and paintings, to place each textile in a resonant context. Illus. , 124 color plates; 5 color maps. ; 1.57 x 12.2 x 9.45 Inches; 312 pages .