XQADC1 Xi’an Qujiang Art Museum ed: DONGBOZHAI CANG MING WANLI HUANGJIA JINQI - YI WANLI XINCHOU (1601) NIAN WEI ZHONGXIN. (Ming Dynasty Wanli Imperial Gold - Including Objects Dated to the Year 1601). 東波齋藏明萬曆皇家金器 - 以萬曆辛丑(1601)年為中心. Beijing, 2014. 127 pp. Colour plates (many full page) throughout. 29x21 cm. Half cloth. GBP 60.00 Illustrates an amazing collection of late Ming Wanli period gold jewellery and objects, many of which are dated 1601. The collection apparently was in Tianjin in the early 20th century and sold in 1920 to a Japanese collector. The collection was more recently bought by the Hong Kong collector, Peter Kwok, who founded the Qujiang Art Museum in Xi'an and subsequently donated this astonishing collection of gold to the museum. Much of the jewellery and objects are made from intricate filigree work and, of particular note amongst an exceptional group of objects, are gold filigree baskets adorned with gold flowers, gold filigree ruyi sceptres and intricate filigree boxes and stands. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Chinese. Subjects: Gold Jewelry and Silver Item 698 in List 210. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?x/XQADC1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |