E. S. Ermakova, T. K. Mkrtychev et al.

Chai, vino, poeziia (Tea, wine, poetry [in the visual culture of Asia])

Moscow: Muzei Vostoka, 2015. sewn pb. The role of drinking wine and tea in Asian culture is the theme of this catalogue of an exhibition at the Museum of the Arts of Asian Peoples (Museum of the Orient, Muzei Vostoka). Exhibited and published are works from the museum's collections used in drinking tea and wine — ceramics and metalwork for cups, saucers, flasks and jugs. Especially striking are works of art — painting, drawing, sculpture — inspired by and depicting Asian customs of wine- and tea-drinking. The catalogue publishes extraordinary examples of artistically designed tea pots and cups thanks to the Museum of the Orient's strong collections of Chinese and Japanese ceramics. 199 p., 30 cm, approx. 200 color illus., Rus. with summary in ENGLISH. Item #528
ISBN: 9785903417698

Price: $74.00