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Islamic Chinoiserie : The Art of Mongol Iran / Yuka Kadoi.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art : ESIAPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (304 p.) : 49 B/W illustrations 79 colour illustrationsContent type:
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  • 9781474469678
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Series Editor’s Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Note on Transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE Textiles -- CHAPTER TWO Ceramics -- CHAPTER THREE Metalwork and Other Miscellaneous Objects -- CHAPTER FOUR Manuscript Painting 1 -- CHAPTER FIVE Manuscript Painting 2 -- CHAPTER SIX Manuscript Painting 3 -- Conclusion -- References -- Illustration Acknowledgements -- Index
Summary: Winner of Honourable Mention, Saidi-Sirjani Book Award 2008-9, International Society for Iranian StudiesThe Mongol invasion in the thirteenth century marked a new phase in the development of Islamic art. Trans-Eurasian exchanges of goods, people and ideas were encouraged on a large scale under the auspices of the Pax Mongolica. With the fascination of portable objects brought from China and Central Asia, a distinctive, hitherto unknown style – Islamic chinoiserie – was born in the art of Iran.This illustrated book offers a fascinating glimpse into the artistic interaction between Iran and China under the Mongols. By using rich visual materials from various media of decorative and pictorial arts – textiles, ceramics, metalwork and manuscript painting – the book illustrates the process of adoption and adaptation of Chinese themes in the art of Mongol-ruled Iran in a visually compelling way. The observation of this unique artistic phenomenon serves to promote the understanding of the artistic diversity of Islamic art in the Middle-Ages.Key featuresCovers various media of decorative and pictorial arts from Iran, Central Asia and ChinaDeals with a diverse range of issues related to the East-West artistic relationship in the Middle-AgesIncludes in-depth studies of style, technique and iconography in Iranian art under the Mongols
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Series Editor’s Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Note on Transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE Textiles -- CHAPTER TWO Ceramics -- CHAPTER THREE Metalwork and Other Miscellaneous Objects -- CHAPTER FOUR Manuscript Painting 1 -- CHAPTER FIVE Manuscript Painting 2 -- CHAPTER SIX Manuscript Painting 3 -- Conclusion -- References -- Illustration Acknowledgements -- Index

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Winner of Honourable Mention, Saidi-Sirjani Book Award 2008-9, International Society for Iranian StudiesThe Mongol invasion in the thirteenth century marked a new phase in the development of Islamic art. Trans-Eurasian exchanges of goods, people and ideas were encouraged on a large scale under the auspices of the Pax Mongolica. With the fascination of portable objects brought from China and Central Asia, a distinctive, hitherto unknown style – Islamic chinoiserie – was born in the art of Iran.This illustrated book offers a fascinating glimpse into the artistic interaction between Iran and China under the Mongols. By using rich visual materials from various media of decorative and pictorial arts – textiles, ceramics, metalwork and manuscript painting – the book illustrates the process of adoption and adaptation of Chinese themes in the art of Mongol-ruled Iran in a visually compelling way. The observation of this unique artistic phenomenon serves to promote the understanding of the artistic diversity of Islamic art in the Middle-Ages.Key featuresCovers various media of decorative and pictorial arts from Iran, Central Asia and ChinaDeals with a diverse range of issues related to the East-West artistic relationship in the Middle-AgesIncludes in-depth studies of style, technique and iconography in Iranian art under the Mongols

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