Traveller's Eye
Selected Works from the Francisco Capelo Asia Collection
Published on 23. September 2021
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-1-78551-322-0 (ISBN)
Description
This sumptuously illustrated book presents the most important works from an extraordinary collection of Asian art. For two decades Francisco Capelo has been collecting exquisite works in a range of media - from Japanese scroll paintings to Chinese ceramics, and from Indian religious sculpture to Indonesian woodcarvings. Housed in an 18th-century palace in Lisbon, the Francisco Capelo Asia Collection now comprises more than 1,200 artworks from all over Asia and spanning many centuries.
Here, the highlights of this unique collection are beautifully photographed and enriched by insightful accompanying texts. The book serves as a lavish and informative introduction to the arts of Asia, from Korea and Tibet in the north to Sri Lanka and Indonesia in the south. More than 200 masterpieces are featured alongside articles by eminent art historians and scholars, enabling readers to share the excitement of their discoveries and to learn more about the abundance and breadth of Asia's artistic traditions.
Here, the highlights of this unique collection are beautifully photographed and enriched by insightful accompanying texts. The book serves as a lavish and informative introduction to the arts of Asia, from Korea and Tibet in the north to Sri Lanka and Indonesia in the south. More than 200 masterpieces are featured alongside articles by eminent art historians and scholars, enabling readers to share the excitement of their discoveries and to learn more about the abundance and breadth of Asia's artistic traditions.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 242 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
2658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78551-322-0 (9781785513220)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Additional contributions by Fiona Kerlogue, Regina Krahl, Yannick Laurent, Linda S. McIntosh, George Michell, Dhiravat na Pombejra, David Priestley, Manuel Joao Ramos, Dawn Rooney, Anne-Valerie Schweyer, Peter D. Sharrock and Donald Stadtner.
Content
Forewords
Preface
Francisco Capelo: A passion for museums
Raquel Henriques da SilvaEthiopia
The myth of Prester John: Early European imaginings of the Orient
Manuel Joao Ramos
Japan
Japanese art: An introduction Alexandra Curvelo
Japanese lacquer: An art for the senses Alexandra Curvelo
The beauty of Japanese ceramics Alexandra Curvelo
Rimpa aesthetics in the Edo period Francisco Capelo
Economy and the floating world Francisco Capelo
The origins of Noh theatre Francisco Capelo
China
Pleasures of colour, texture and form Regina Krahl
Cosmopolitan Tang dynasty and funeral pottery David Priestley
Painted pottery: A figure of a court lady David Priestley
Sancai-glazed wares David Priestley
Glaze experiment: A phosphatic-splashed jar David Priestley
Secret colour: A Yueyao bowl David Priestley
White-glazed wares David Priestley
Magic blue glaze: Junyao wares David Priestley
Green Yaozhou wares David Priestley
A Cizhou-type wide-mouthed ribbed jar David Priestley
A Cizhou-type 'oil-spot' bowl David Priestley
Jianyao tea bowls David Priestley
Jizhou painted wares David Priestley
Longquan celadon wares David Priestley
Korea
Korean ceramics, another tradition David Priestley
India and the Himalayas
From the Mauryas to the Palas: The rise and fall of Buddhist art in India
Sushma Jansari
Preface
Francisco Capelo: A passion for museums
Raquel Henriques da SilvaEthiopia
The myth of Prester John: Early European imaginings of the Orient
Manuel Joao Ramos
Japan
Japanese art: An introduction Alexandra Curvelo
Japanese lacquer: An art for the senses Alexandra Curvelo
The beauty of Japanese ceramics Alexandra Curvelo
Rimpa aesthetics in the Edo period Francisco Capelo
Economy and the floating world Francisco Capelo
The origins of Noh theatre Francisco Capelo
China
Pleasures of colour, texture and form Regina Krahl
Cosmopolitan Tang dynasty and funeral pottery David Priestley
Painted pottery: A figure of a court lady David Priestley
Sancai-glazed wares David Priestley
Glaze experiment: A phosphatic-splashed jar David Priestley
Secret colour: A Yueyao bowl David Priestley
White-glazed wares David Priestley
Magic blue glaze: Junyao wares David Priestley
Green Yaozhou wares David Priestley
A Cizhou-type wide-mouthed ribbed jar David Priestley
A Cizhou-type 'oil-spot' bowl David Priestley
Jianyao tea bowls David Priestley
Jizhou painted wares David Priestley
Longquan celadon wares David Priestley
Korea
Korean ceramics, another tradition David Priestley
India and the Himalayas
From the Mauryas to the Palas: The rise and fall of Buddhist art in India
Sushma Jansari