Islamic Chinoiserie: The Art of Mongol Iran (Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art) - Hardcover
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The 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.
The 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.
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Yuka Kadoi, PhD, is an art historian of Islamic and Asian art. She is the author and editor of numerous publications, including Islamic Chinoiserie: The Art of Mongol Iran (2009) and Arthur Upham Pope and A New Survey of Persian Art (2016).
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"Yuka Kadoi accomplishes her goals fully, thereby providing a reliable and beautifully produced study against which all later studies of the subject will be measured." --
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
"An immensely important and deeply impressive study of the collaborative epoch of Chinese and Persian artwork and will doubtless remain the definitive work on this unique period in world history for some time to come." -- Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Yuka Kadoi, PhD, is an art historian of Islamic and Asian art. She is the author and editor of numerous publications, including Islamic Chinoiserie: The Art of Mongol Iran (2009) and Arthur Upham Pope and A New Survey of Persian Art (2016).
"Yuka Kadoi accomplishes her goals fully, thereby providing a reliable and beautifully produced study against which all later studies of the subject will be measured." --
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
"An immensely important and deeply impressive study of the collaborative epoch of Chinese and Persian artwork and will doubtless remain the definitive work on this unique period in world history for some time to come." -- Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
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- PublisherEdinburgh University Press
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0748635823
- ISBN 13 9780748635825
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages304
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