Search Results: Textile Art from Orchid Press

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2000. This classed bibliography provides citations to all aspects of the hand crafted textile traditions of India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. Topics include bibliographies and reference material, textile glossaries, museum, gallery and private collection publications, broad treatments of textiles, histories, accounts of the textiles of particular groups or made by various communities, religious textiles, techniques, fibers and clothing. 390 pp., 3,900 entries, geographic and personal name indices. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 21.5 x 15.2 cm.

Ghent: Privately Printed, 1997. A catalogue of a diverse and spectacular collection of Chinese ephemeral art, many types of which do not seem to have been previously published. The collection encompasses embroidered festive temple decorations, funerary ornament and offerings in embroidered silk and paper, funerary paper cuts, ceremonial dragon robes, paper maché and textile festive figurines, Chinese opera costumes and woodblock printed Chinese decorative papers. Four original examples of the decorative papers have been tipped into the catalogue. Final section includes 13 plates exploring the dramatic qualities of Chinese opera costume through the medium of modern high fashion photography. All plates are in brilliant colour, several of which are two pages (and one foldout three page) wide. Illustrations are preceded by an essay by Dutch art historian C. Pepplinkhuizen on Daoist ritual and its significance to mainland and southeast Asian Chinese communities. 182 pp., 21 colour illustrations in… Read More

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2002. This is the first study of the tradition of weaving among the nomadic pastoralists of Rupshu, in eastern Ladakh. Weaving touches all aspects of life in Rupshu, where both women and men weave, each on a different loom. Local narrative states that the craft of weaving was bestowed upon Rupshu by the gods, and thus all activities related to it have a close connection to the sublime. This book documents and analyses the ways in which fibres, weaving, and textiles are symbolised, constructed, and experienced in Rupshu where themes such as gender, kinship, hierarchical and spatial relations find ready expression through the design and making of cloth. Through her work the author traces the relationship between livestock, weaving, social and symbolic structures in order to understand the multitude of contexts within which wool-oriented activities exist. Richly illustrated, this book will appeal to those with an interest in textiles, nomads, gender studies, and the Himalaya. 192… Read More

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2000. A detailed and beautifully illustrated overview of the history and typology of Tibetan rugs and the learning of the weavers' art. The first English language treatise on the subject by native Tibetan authorities. 160 pp., 154 colour plates, endplate maps, glossary, bibliography, index. First Edition. Soft Cover. New/n/a. 29 x 22 cm.

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 2000. A detailed and beautifully illustrated overview of the history and typology of Tibetan rugs and the learning of the weavers' art. The first English language treatise on the subject by native Tibetan authorities. 160 pp., 154 colour plates, endplate maps, glossary, bibliography, index. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 29 x 22 cm.

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 1998. The only work on ajrak, the renowned double printed cotton cloth of Sindh, Pakistan. Precisely describes the 20 laborious stages of production and identifies the craftsmen who still accurately practice this ancient tradition today. Sample of ajrak included on the cover cloth; 196 pp., 158 colour and over 80 monochrome plates, 24 pattern drawings, map, glossary, bibliography. Second, revised edition. Decorative Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 25 x 24 cm.

Warminster: Aris & Phillips, 1986. This classic study was the first comprehensive work on the subject, and provides an analysis of the weaving techniques in detail, classifies the various types of carpet and designs and illustrates in colour many fine examples from private collections. Hardbound in gold stamped green cloth. A new/unread copy. x, 102 pp., 24 colour and 83 b&w illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. Hard Cover. New. 29 x 21 cm..

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 1993. Bhutanese textiles remained an unknown tradition until Barbara Adams published her pioneering study in 1984. The book remains a classic on the subject, having been reprinted several times. The book is richly illustrated with both antique and modern examples of this unique tradition, which comprises both woven and applique textiles. The continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft technique has developed into a sophisticated and unique art in Bhutan. 154 pp., 194 colour and 2 b&w plates. Back cover crease, otherwise fine.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 21 x 19 cm.

Bangkok: Orchid Press, 1993. Bhutanese textiles remained an unknown tradition until Barbara Adams published her pioneering study in 1984. The book remains a classic on the subject, having been reprinted several times. The book is richly illustrated with both antique and modern examples of this unique tradition, which comprises both woven and applique textiles. The continuous and discontinuous supplementary weft technique has developed into a sophisticated and unique art in Bhutan. 154 pp., 194 colour and 2 b&w plates. A small quantity of this title was hard-bound in gold stamped cloth as presentation copies. This is the last remaining example. A new/unread copy.. First Edition. Hardbound. Fine/No Jacket. 21 x 19 cm.