Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea (Museum of Fine Arts) - Hardcover

Tingley, Nancy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300146965 ISBN 13: 9780300146967

Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2009

Synopsis

Once a strategic trading post that channeled the flow of riches and ideas among countries situated along the South China Sea and places as far away as India and Rome, Viet Nam has a fascinating history and an artistic heritage to match it. This lavishly produced catalogue will help introduce English-speaking audiences to Viet Nam’s amazing body of artwork, ranging from the first millennium B.C. to the 18th century.

 

The authors begin by discussing, for example, the elegant burial jars, iron axes, bronze artifacts, and jewelry of the early Sa Huynh culture; the bronze ritual drums of the Dong Son; and the jeweled gold pieces, excavated from the walled center of Oc Eo in the kingdom of Fu Nan. New scholarship investigates the trade in gold and Chinese ceramics between Cham and the Philippine kingdom of Butuan. The final section is devoted to art from Hoi An, once a major international port. Of note are the ceramic wares produced in northern and central Viet Nam from the 16th to 18th century.

About this title

About the Author:

Nancy Tingley is an independent scholar who previously served as Wattis Curator of Southeast Asian Art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Andreas Reinecke is affiliated with the Kommission für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Archäologie des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Bonn, Germany. Pierre-Yves Manguin is Professor at the Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient, Paris. Kerry Nguyen-Long is an independent scholar of Asian art. Nguyen Dinh Chien is Chief Curator of the National Museum of Vietnamese History, Ha Noi.

Review:

Chosen as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 by Choice Magazine (Choice 2010-01-01)

About this edition

• Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts Houston
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0300146965
• ISBN 13: 9780300146967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368