LEADER 03287nam 22005293 450 001 9910828079303321 005 20210901203606.0 010 $a981-4893-50-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000011955571 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6638234 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6638234 035 $a(OCoLC)1256261658 035 $a(PPN)257933344 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011955571 100 $a20210901d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBurmese Silver Art $eMaterpiece Illuminating Buddhist, Hindu and Mythological Stories of Purpose and Wisdom 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSG :$cMarshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited,$d2020. 210 4$dİ2020. 215 $a1 online resource (217 pages) 311 $a981-4868-88-4 330 $aBurmese master silversmiths produced a magnificent body of work from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries - the Burmese Silver Age. This aesthetic and functional work is characterized by a unique decorative style and superb technical artistry. Many of the artefacts are embellished with mysterious visual narratives drawn from ancient religious and mythological sources, communicating spiritual beliefs and values that resonate to this day. Burmese silverwork is a distinct and little-known genre of silver art. This book tackles this obscurity by illuminating and describing for the first time 100 Burmese silver artefacts in a stunning photographic gallery. This silverwork - from the Noble Silver Collection - represents some of the rarest and finest quality work from the Burmese Silver Age. The centrepiece gallery of silverwork masterpieces is bookended by two well-illustrated and informative chapters that provide readers with deeper insights into Burmese silverwork: a robust frame of reference chapter summarises the 2,000-year history and cultural tradition of Burmese silverwork; and a chapter following the gallery deciphers the complex and allegorical iconography of the decoration, which gives the reader a deeper appreciation of its religious and cultural meaning and origin. This book captures the great, almost mystical, allure of Burmese silverwork - from the sublime artistry of the decoration, to the extraordinary skill of the silversmith and the profound meaning and importance of the visual narratives. In doing so, Burmese Silver Art takes its place as a definitive reference work for any art historian, collector, expert, student, or general reader interested in this hitherto-overlooked body of noble art. 517 $aBurmese Silver Art 606 $aSilverwork$zBurma$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aSymbolism in art 606 $aBuddhist art and symbolism$zBurma 606 $aHindu art$zBurma 606 $aArt and mythology 615 0$aSilverwork$xHistory 615 0$aSymbolism in art. 615 0$aBuddhist art and symbolism 615 0$aHindu art 615 0$aArt and mythology. 676 $a739.23809591 700 $aOwens$b David C$01686717 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828079303321 996 $aBurmese Silver Art$94059695 997 $aUNINA