Orientations Magazine January/February 2011 Asian Art Hong Kong Chinese Textiles

Description: The January/February 2011 issue, Volume 42, Number 1, of Orientations, was published by Orientations Magazine Ltd. in Hong Kong. This Book is a Softcover measuring 8.375" x 11.25" with 92 pages.Book DescriptionOrientations is a bimonthly (published eight times annually in 2011 when this issue was published) print magazine published in Hong Kong and distributed worldwide since 1969. It is an authoritative source of information on the many and varied aspects of the arts of East and Southeast Asia, the Himalayas, the Indian subcontinent, and the Middle East, from the latest scholarly research to market analysis and current news and is an essential addition to any art library. Originally conceived as a publication devoted to the culture of ‘the Orient’, the magazine has honed its content to delve deeper into the arts of the region, evolving into a scholarly journal on art, architecture, and archaeology over the past decades as the world became better acquainted with the East.The January/February 2011 issue contains the following content:In our first issue of 2011, we step back a millennium into the realm of the Liao dynasty. Valerie Hansen traces the connections between the Kitan and the world around them through critical archaeological evidence and textual sources. Zhao Feng and Yu Tingting introduce the recent Mengdiexuan Collection donations of Liao textiles to the China National Silk Museum, and we interview the collection’s owners Betty Lo and Kenneth Chu.Also in this issue, Robert E. Harrist, Jr. considers the Qianlong emperor’s cultural and ideological enterprises with reference to his replications of the Stone Drums, and Marco Huysman and Laurens Heij delve into the ‘three lives’ of Robert Hans van Gulik. Cui Guoming of the Capital Museum, Beijing tells us about recent developments and future plans at the museum. Collectors of Japanese art Sylvan Barnett and William Burto offer insights into the iconography of deer mandalas originating at the Kasuga shrine near Nara.Sarah Nelson reviews Elizabeth Childs-Johnson’s book on the graph yi in Shang ritual art. We preview annual winter art fairs in Europe and San Francisco, while coverage from New York, Hong Kong and the UK reports on the latest trends in the auction world and the phenomenal record prices being set for Chinese works of art. We also review autumn art fairs in Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Beijing. In our commentary, Michael Brand offers a thoughtful perspective on restitution claims.FEATURESMargaret Tao. Asia Week Auctions in New York - September 2010Sylvan Barnet and William Burto. "The Kasuga Deer Mandala Hunt"Marco Huysmans and Laurens Heij. "Robert Hans van Gulik: Diplomat, Scholar and Writer"Robert E. Harrist, Jr. "The New Stone Drums in Qianlong's Empire of Replication"Zhao Feng and Yu Tingting. "Liao Silk Textiles: the Elegant Lifestyle of the Kitan Royals"Valerie Hansen. "The Kitan People, the Liao Dynasty (916-1125) and their World"PREVIEWS & REVIEWSFairs in China Autumn 2010: Hong Kong, Guangzhou and BeijingKate Hunt. Autumn Auctions in the UK - November 2010Sarah Milledge Nelson. Book Review: The Meaning of the Graph Yi and its Implications for Shang Belief and Art, East Asia Journal: Studies in Material Culture, Monograph No. 1, by Elizabeth Childs-Johnson, Saffron Press, London, 2008INTERVIEWSInterview with Rosemary Bandini and Max RutherstonInterview with Cui Guoming of the Capital Museum, BeijingAn Interview with Betty Lo and Kenneth ChuCOMMENTARYMichael Brand. Commentary: "Collaboration, Not Confrontation"ConditionThis Magazine is Conservatively Graded in Acceptable Condition. The Softcovers have Light Edgewear, including a Couple of Very Small, Light Creases along the Fore Edge of the Front Cover but No Tears, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Spine is Creased, but the Binding is still Strong and Intact. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and has Many Creased/Dog-eared Pages but No Tears, Stains, Mold, or Other Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage.I will be listing many interesting nonfiction books on a variety of subjects (history, architecture, art, etc.) as well as vintage paperback novels, CDs, and Criterion Collection DVDs. I will also be listing many magazines similar to this one, so please check out my other listings. The Fine Print: This book will be securely packed. 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