Tibetan Rugs

Rudi Molacek

ISBN 10: 1898113718 / ISBN 13: 9781898113713

Edité par Hali Publications Ltd, 2024

New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur GB-9781898113713

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
• Featuring many previously unseen pieces
• Two hardbacks, slipcased

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 centres 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, characterised 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.

À propos de l'auteur: 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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Tibetan Rugs
Éditeur : Hali Publications Ltd
Date d'édition : 2024
Reliure : HRD
Etat : New