Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Author
Publisher
MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Sometime in the fourth century BC, an unknown Egyptian master carved an exquisite portrait in dark-green stone. The statue that included this remarkably lifelike head of a priest, who was probably a citizen of ancient Memphis, may have been damaged when the Persians conquered Egypt in 343 B.C. before it was ritually buried in a temple complex dedicated to the worship of the sacred Apis bull .... After almost two millennia, the head was excavated...
Author
Publisher
MFA publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"This book tells the fascinating story of how, in the early nineteenth century, the color woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e first inspired tattoo artists as the pictorial tradition of tattooing in Japan was just beginning. It explores the Japanese tattoo's evolving meanings, from symbol of devotion to punishment and even to crime, and reveals the tales behind specific motifs. With lush, colorful images of flowers blooming on the arm of a thief, sea...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Pub. in association with Alan Marcuson
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
"The ikat silks of nineteenth-century Central Asia are unrivalled in their gloriously inventive designs, resplendent colours and technical mastery. Ikat is an ancient technique, in which colours are applied to silk warp yards in multi-stage, tie-dye resist methods before being woven." "Incorporating original research in Russian and Uzbekistan, the text places Central Asian ikat production in its historical and social context. The complex history of...
Author
Publisher
MFA Publications/Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A mysterious volume advertised in 1823 as Master Iitsu's Chicken-Rib Picture Book was likely meant to be a continuation of Hokusai's famous Manga series, but a published copy of it has never been found. This eclectic and engaging collection of drawings from the peerless Japanese art holdings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, may well have been intended for that lost book. Reproduced in full for the first time as a stand-alone publication, this...
