New Titles for May 2010

Happy May! Despite a cancelled show or two we are excited about the upcoming several months in the Tribal arts and Oriental rug world. The 2nd San Francisco Antique Rug and Textile Show is being planned for October and Jozan has just published a press release about the 12th International Conference on Oriental Carpets to be held in June 2011 in Stockholm. For those in Southern California it was a delight to see many fine and wonderful examples from from David and Elizabeth Reisbord's collection at the Craft and Folk Art Museum exhibition Bold Abstractions: Textiles from Central Asia & Iran which ends May 9. If you are in London the KARMA (Kensington Antique Rug Mercantile Association) Fair from June 4 to June 7 is the place to be.

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Blau, Doris Leslie DORIS LESLIE BLAU: AN ECLECTIC SELECTION OF ANTIQUE CARPETS Selegrafica New York (2000?) 162 CP 160 pp. 8.5 x 10.5 Hardback in red cloth cover in Good condition Massive and well illustrated catalog of large decorative rugs in designer situations. $30.

Brunello, Franco. Translated by B. Hickey THE ART OF DYEING IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND Neri Pozza Vicenza 1973 7 Color Plates, 178 Black and White 564 pp. 9 x 7.5 Hardback in dustjacket in As New condition. Dust jacket is protected in mylar. GWO 2729. Comprehensive history of dyes and dyeing. $100.

Károly Csányi, Sándor Csermelyi, Károly Layer ERDÉLYI TÖRÖK SZÔNYEGEK KIÁLLITÁSÁNAK LEIRÓ LAJSTROMA (TURKISH CARPETS FROM TRANSYLVANIA) Iparmuveszeti Muzeum (Stefano Ionescu) Budapest (Rome) 1914 (2006) 21 Black and White 8 x 11.5 Paperback in Very Good condition Stefano Ionescu's reprint of the catalogue (GWO 1315) of the great exhibition organized by Domokos Teleki and Károly Csányi at the Iparmuveszeti Muzeum in Budapest in 1914, showing 354 Ottoman rugs from Transylvania. $60.

Lu Hongqi ANTIQUE CARPETS OF CHINA Knowledge Press (China) 2003 185 Color Plates 261 pp. 8.5 x 11.5 Hardback in New condition The nearly 100 antique carpets pictured in this volume were selected from photographs the author took during more than ten years of travel around China. These antique carpets represent the artistic styles and techniques of Chinese carpets of approximately 200 years. This book also describes and explains the evolution of the carpet and meaning of the patterns from historical and cultural points of view. English-Chinese text. $95.

Matsumoto, Kaneo JODAI-GIRE: 7TH AND 8TH CENTURY TEXTILES IN JAPAN FROM THE SHOSO-IN AND HORYU-JI Shikosha Kyoto 1984 136 Color Plates 253 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition. Former owner's inked note on front free end-paper. Japanese/English text. $90.

Shumi-no-Momen-Kenkyukai FORTY HANDWOVEN COTTON TEXTILES FROM JAPAN Kyoto-Shoin, Kyoto and Meiji-Shobo, Tokyo / Craft and Hobby Book Service, Calif. Tokyo 1955 40 plates 44 pp. 9 x 13 Portfolio in Very Good condition. Slight wear to corners. Each plate has a tipped in 6"x8" woven and dyed cotton swatch. Brown cloth folder with bone clasps. One page English foreword. $500.

Sookmyung Women's University Museum KOREAN EMBROIDERY The Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum Seoul 2000 155 Color Plates 163 pp. 8.5 x 11 Paperback in As New condition Comprehensive survey of Korean embroidery of the Choson dynasty illustrated with over 150 colorful examples from museum and private collections. Rare examples of court robes, embroidered insignia, garments, folding screens, hats, pouches, wrapping clothes and other accessories are studied and illustrated. Korean text with English captions. $60.

Stone, Peter F. TRIBAL AND VILLAGE RUGS: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO DESIGN, PATTERN AND MOTIF Thames and Hudson New York 2004 Over 1600 Color illus. 350 pp. 8.5 x 11 Hardback in dustjacket in Very Good condition An indispensable resource for all collectors and scholars of Oriental rugs and carpets. Drawing on the rich weaving traditions of the Near East and Central Asia, the clearly presented text is divided into six major regional and tribal groupings, covering Anatolian, Baluchi, Caucasian, Kurdish, Persian and Turkmen motifs. These are further subdivided into more precise attributions and motif types, examining the derivations and uses of medallions, field repeats and borders and the relationships between them. Pattern recognition has long been used to determine the origin and age of rugs, and this detailed analysis of designs and their component elements provides a vital key to accurate attribution. Striking diagrams illustrate the way in which individual motifs may be adapted and reinterpreted over time, their evolution crossing historical, cultural and geographic boundaries. $70.

Vigo Carpet Gallery and Y & B Bolour THE GLORY OF AUBUSSON: AN EXHIBITION OF FINE ANTIQUE DECORATIVE FRENCH AUBUSSONS Vigo Carpet Gallery and Y & B Bolour (London) 1990 10 Color Plates 20 pp. 8 x 11 Paperback in Very Good condition. Staple holes on front cover. Dealer exhibition catalog. $30.

Wrigglesworth, Linda MAKING THE GRADE THE BADGE OF RANK III: MING (1368-1644) AND QING (1644-1911) DYNASTIES Linda Wrigglesworth, Ltd London 1996 53 Color Plates 65 pp. 6 x 8.5 Hardback in Very Good condition Priced dealer sales and exhibition catalog of these Antique Chinese textiles from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. $120.

Wrigglesworth, Linda CLOUDS Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd. London (2000?) 49 Color Plates 18 pp. 8.25 x 11.75 Gate-fold Paperback in Near Fine condition Dealer exhibition and sales catalog of the cloud motif in Chinese and Tibetan textiles. $40.