Treasure Ships : Art in the Age of Spices

Art Gallery of South Australia, 2015. Hardcover. Fine. ARTTreasure Ships: Art in the Age of Spices presents the complex artistic and cultural interactions between Europe and Asia from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries - a period known as the Age of Spices. The book includes nearly 300 outstanding and rarely seen works of ceramics, decorative arts, furniture, metalware, paintings, prints and textiles from public and private collections in Australia, India, Portugal, Singapore and the United States. The works of art illustrated reveal how the international trade in spices and other exotic commodities inspired dialogue between Asian and European artists, a centuries-old conversation whose heritage is the aesthetic globalism we know today. Highlights include a diverse range of Christian works of art created in ports such as Goa and Nagasaki from collections in Portugal and India, two works from the personal collection of Queen Adelaide (1792-1849) after whom the city of Adelaide is named, artefacts retrieved from the Batavia, which sank off the Western Australian coast in the seventeenth century, to name a few. pp. 352 colour illustrations, plates, maps 247 x 325 x 33mm""A highlight for the Art Gallery of South Australia in June will be the much anticipated 'Treasure ships : art in the Age of Spices' which is the first exhibition in Australia to present the complex artistic and cultural interactions between Europe and Asia from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries - a period known as the Age of Spices. This exhibition includes 300 outstanding and rarely-seen works of ceramics, decorative arts, furniture, metalware, paintings, prints and textiles from public and private collections in Australia, India, Portugal, Singapore and the United States. The works of art selected reveal how the international trade in spices and other exotic commodities inspired dialogue between Asian and European artists, a centuries old conversation whose heritage is the aesthetic globalism we know today. A highlight of the exhibition will be a diverse range of Christian artwork created at ports such as Goa and Nagasaki on loan from Portugal and India as well as the inclusion of two works from the personal collection of Queen Adelaide (1792-1849) after whom the city of Adelaide is named. Another highlight will be artefacts retrieved from the Batavia, which sank off the Western Australian coast in the seventeenth century. This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Western Australia.""Preface / James Bennett and Russell KeltySpices / James BennettMapping the sea and sky / James BennettPortugal and the State of India / James BennettNetherlands and the United East Indies Company / James BennettThe Ambonese curiosity cabinet / Joost DaalderEngraving Eastern discoveries / Robert J. Del BontàFish catch / Tracey Lock-WeirJesuit journeys : cross-cultural exchange in Christianity in Asia / FR Jeremy Clarke, SJIslam and the West / James BennettThe world of the pesisir kingdoms / James BennettThe first Argonauts / Bruce CarpenterMarege / James BennettTreasure ships / Russell KeltyTwelve ships / Wayne CrothersFrom medicine pot to mizusashi : appropriating Europe in Japanese art / Richard L. WilsonIndian textiles for Southeast Asia and other markets / James BennettChinoiserie in Europe / Carol CainsBritain and India / Judith HeavenCatalogue of worksBooks and manuscriptsCeramicsDecorative artsFurniture and architectural piecesMaps and globesMetalwarePaintingsSculpturesTextiles and costumesShipwreck artefactsWoodcut prints, engravings and etchingsWorks on paper.Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Art Gallery of South Australia, 13 June-30 August 2015 ; Art Gallery of Western Australia, 9 October 2015-31 January 2016.Bibliography: pages 341-348.Art, Asian -- European influences -- Exhibitions. | Art, European -- Oriental influences -- Exhibitions. | East and West -- Exhibitions. | Asia -- Relations -- Europe -- Exhibitions. | Europe -- Relations -- Asia -- Exhbitions. | Asia -- Commerce -- Europe -- History -- Exhibitions. | Europe -- Commerce -- Asia -- History -- Exhibitions. | AustralianA SUMPTUOUS LARGE FORMAT BOOK #0720/070523 (Very light small scratch indentations to cover, otherwise FINE.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval or contact us to confirm postage cost.) Fine