GAC201 Gugong Museum & Guardian Arts Centre ed: MIAO BAO ZHUANGYAN: GUGONG BOWUYUAN CANG FAQI ZHAN. A Treasure of Ritual Objects in the Palace Museum. 妙寶莊嚴:故宮博物院藏法器展. Shijiazhuang, 2020. 157 pp. Colour plates throughout, many full page. 28x22 cm. Wrappers. GBP 110.00 Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Guardian Arts Centre in Beijing in late 2020 and early 2021 showing 115 extraordinary Qing dynasty ritual objects loaned from the Gugong Palace Museum. The majority of the objects show distinct Tibetan influence and reflect the Qing emperors fascination with Tibet and Lamaist Buddhism. Includes metalwork, cloisonne, gold and jewel-encrusted pieces, textiles, ceramics. Includes a number of groups of objects. A wide variety of amazing objects and, it seems, a good amount of the exhibits previously unpublished. All illustrated in colour, a number in multiple views. Text in Chinese. Subjects: Court Life Metalwork Item 519 in List 210. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?g/GAC201.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |