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A Compendium of ChroniclesBy Sheila Blair. London: Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press, c1995.Adoption Amount: $250 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibraryThe Compendium of Chronicles, written during the 14th century by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247-1318) is considered the first world history. It was written for the Mongol Ilkhanate in Persia. It covers not only the history of the Mongols but major events occurring in China and Europe. This scholarly study by Sheila Blair examines a version of the original manuscript by looking at pages owned by the Khalili Collection and by the Edinburgh University Library. The Compendium was lavishly illustrated and is of great significance for the study of Ilkhanid manuscript painting. Dr. Blair looked... Read More |
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After WhistlerNew Haven: High Museum of Art, c2003.Adoption Amount: $250 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibraryTravel to Paris was a prerequisite for aspiring American painters of the late nineteenth century. Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), an African American painter born in Pittsburg, was among the throng of artists to journey there. Tanner decided to become a painter at the age of thirteen after seeing an artist painting outdoors in a park in Philadelphia. In 1897, Tanner enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he studied under Thomas Eakins (1844-1916). By 1891, he had arrived in Paris and enrolled in the Académie Julian, his study funded by Atlanta-based patrons Bishop... Read More |
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Armenian ArtBy Sirarpie Der Nersessian. London: Thames and Hudson, 1977.Adoption Amount: $250 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibrarySirarpie Der Nersessian (1896-1989) was an Armenian art historian. Born in Istanbul, she fled in 1915 to escape the persecutions that had erupted against Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. She lived for a time in Switzerland, then moved to Paris in 1919, where she obtained a graduate degree at the Sorbonne. By the mid-20th century, she was living in Washington D.C., working as a scholar at Dumbarton Oaks. In 1963, she published a book on the Freer Gallery of Art’s Armenian Gospel manuscript folios. In Armenian Art, published in 1977, Der Nersessian focused on art produced after the... Read More |
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Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the Dutch MarketBy Jochem Kroes. Den Haag: Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie, 2007.Adoption Amount: $250 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibraryThis is a catalog of Chinese porcelain decorated with Dutch family coats of arms, the arms of Dutch provinces and cities, and monograms. These items were made-to-order for members of the Dutch patrician class. This catalog illustrates and analyzes 455 of the approximately 500 Dutch armorial porcelain services known to exist. It is meant to be used as a reference book, and it includes not only detailed descriptions of the services, but also information about the families who commissioned and acquired this armorial porcelain. It is an important historical work examining Chinese export... Read More |
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Dance of FireBy Hulya Bilgi. Istanbul: Vehbi Koc Foundation and Sadberk Hanim Museum, 2009.Adoption Amount: $250 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibraryTiles and ceramics produced in Iznik between the 15th and 17th centuries represent a significant artistic achievement for Turkey. Tiles were frequently used as decoration in Turkish Seljuk period (1071-1243 AD) architecture for important public buildings. Beginning with the Ottomans in the 15th century, there was increasing demand for tiles, which were used to decorate the mosques and palaces of their new capital of Istanbul. This led to the establishment of a center for ceramic production in Iznik. At the height of Iznik tile production there were as many as 300... Read More |
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De Paris a SamarkandBy Marie de Ujfalvy-Bourdon. Paris: Hachette, 1880.Adoption Amount: $395 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibraryA travelogue written of Marie de Ujfalvy-Bourdon, De Paris à Samarkand, was published in 1880. Marie de Ujfalvy-Bourdon (1845- 19?? ) traveled with her husband, Károly Jenő Ujfalvy de Mezőkövesd (16 May 1842 – 31 January 1904) who was a noted ethnographic researcher and linguist of Central Asia and the Himalayas. In 1876 he was sent by the French Ministry of Public Education on a scientific expedition to the newly conquered regions of Russian Central Asia. Marie accompanied him on the journey, something that was extremely rare for a woman of that time to do. She recorded their travels... Read More |
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Die Textilien aus PalmyraBy Andreas Schmidt-Colinet. Mainz am Rhein: P. von Zabern, 2000.Adoption Amount: $250 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibraryThe ancient city of Palmyra was, for a number of centuries, an important trading center for materials transported across the Silk Road to and from many points in Asia and the Middle East. Much of our current understanding of silk in antiquity comes from the study of material from Palmyra. This book on Palmyra textiles picks up from earlier scholarship, seeking to identify the origin of these silks and to expand their cultural context. One chapter looks at the Chinese inscriptions on the silks. Another describes the techniques and possible dyes used in the Eastern... Read More |
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Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis XIVTaipei shi : Guo li gu gong bo wu yuan, 2011.Adoption Amount: $380 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibraryEmperor Kangxi and King Louis XIV of France, also known as Louis the Great, were both considered among the greatest rulers of their respective countries. They have been compared politically and militarily, but few comparisons in artistic achievements have been done. Both rulers came to the throne during childhood. They had excellent skills in riding and archery and both were fluent in a number of languages. As a Manchu emperor, Kangxi had a solid command of Mandarin Chinese and Mongolian whereas Louis XIV was versed in French, Italian, Spanish, and Latin. Through the French Jesuit... Read More |
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Indo-Tibetan BronzesBy Ulrich von Schroeder. Hong Kong: Visual Dharma Publications , 1981.Adoption Amount: $1,500 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibraryThis book is an invaluable tool for art historians, scholars, dealers, and collectors interested in metal sculptures of Northern India, the Himalayas, and Tibet. It is also an important work for scholars studying Chinese bronzes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Published in 1981, it remains the only publication providing a timeline of the evolution of the art of these types of metal sculptures. The author, Ulrich von Schroeder, has been studying Buddhist art and culture as an independent scholar since the early 1960’s. He started as a collector, became a dealer, and then... Read More |
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Jin Xiu Wen ZhangBy Chunming Gao. Shanghai: Shanghai shu hua chu ban she, 2005.Adoption Amount: $400 Adoption Type: Build the Collection Library: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery LibraryEmbroidery is an important art in China, with examples found from as early as the Zhou Dynasty (1027–221 B.C.). One of the most well-known pieces of Chinese embroidery is a 10th century A.D. textile piece discovered in the Mogao Grottoes at Dunhuang. There are also fine pieces from the Song dynasty. Traditional embroidery is still practiced in many areas of China. The Chinese government has designated four schools of Chinese embroidery as Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage. This reference work, 錦繡文章 : 中國傳統織綉紋樣, on traditional Chinese brocade and embroidery patterns, is an important... Read More |
