Tibetan Rugs : The Rudi Molacek Collection

Rudi Molacek

ISBN 10: 1898113718 / ISBN 13: 9781898113713

Published by Hali Publications Ltd Mär 2024, 2024

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Neuware - Two overlapping books will present the entire Tibetan textile collection of artist Rudi Molacek, comprising over 300 pieces from the 15th to the 20th century.Artist and photographer Rudi Molacek has assembled, with an artist s eye, an idiosyncratic collection of more than 300 Tibetan carpets, rugs, mats, seat-, bench- and saddle-covers. Between the 15th and the 20th centuries they were woven for both sacred and secular purposes by Tibetan nomads and villagers, and in the shadow of monastic centers across the Tibetan Plateau. The first volume presents Tibetan rugs intended for sitting, sleeping, meditation and horse riding, as well as those made to furnish the region s prestigious temples and monasteries an expression of the relative wealth and status of their owners. The second volume focuses on a group of so-called Wangden rural rugs, characterized by a unique weaving technique, some of which have been the subject of an illuminating exercise in radiocarbon dating to establish the antiquity of the tradition.

Seller Inventory # 9781898113713

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tibetan Rugs : The Rudi Molacek Collection
• Publisher: Hali Publications Ltd Mär 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1898113718
• ISBN 13: 9781898113713
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 316W x 246H x 57D millimeters 316 millimeters width by 246 millimeters height by 57 millimeters depth
• Weight: 3856 grams

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Synopsis

Two overlapping books will present the entire Tibetan textile collection of artist Rudi Molacek, comprising over 300 pieces from the 15th to the 20th century.

Artist and photographer Rudi Molacek has assembled, with an artist’s eye, an idiosyncratic collection of more than 300 Tibetan carpets, rugs, mats, seat-, bench- and saddle-covers. Between the 15th and the 20th centuries they were woven for both sacred and secular purposes by Tibetan nomads and villagers, and in the shadow of monastic centers across the Tibetan Plateau. The first volume presents Tibetan rugs intended for sitting, sleeping, meditation and horse riding, as well as those made to furnish the region’s prestigious temples and monasteries — an expression of the relative wealth and status of their owners. The second volume focuses on a group of so-called ‘Wangden’ rural rugs, characterized by a unique weaving technique, some of which have been the subject of an illuminating exercise in radiocarbon dating to establish the antiquity of the tradition.

About the Author

Artist and photographer Rudi Molacek has collected Tibetan carpets for many years. For this book, he is joined by a team of experts on weaving and Tibetan culture.