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Kalamkari Temple Hangings
Anna L. Dallapiccola
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Description for Kalamkari Temple Hangings
Hardcover. The V&A has the world's most important collection of nineteenth-century temple hangings from South India, but only one of the smaller pieces has ever been published. For the first time these amazing objects have been documented and made public. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AFWH; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 291 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1252.
The V&A has the world's most important collection of nineteenth-century temple hangings from South India, but only one of the smaller pieces has ever been published. For the first time these amazing objects have been documented and made public. The hangings are of two main types: large narrative pieces from Andhra Pradesh which tell stories from the Ramayana, the exploits of Krishna or tales connected with South Indian deities, and smaller pieces from Tamil Nadu. A single extraordinary Ramayana hanging from Sri Lanka is also included. All of the pieces are illustrated in their entirety, along with ample details ... Read more
The V&A has the world's most important collection of nineteenth-century temple hangings from South India, but only one of the smaller pieces has ever been published. For the first time these amazing objects have been documented and made public. The hangings are of two main types: large narrative pieces from Andhra Pradesh which tell stories from the Ramayana, the exploits of Krishna or tales connected with South Indian deities, and smaller pieces from Tamil Nadu. A single extraordinary Ramayana hanging from Sri Lanka is also included. All of the pieces are illustrated in their entirety, along with ample details ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
V & A Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1249g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851778676
SKU
V9781851778676
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Ref
99-50
About Anna L. Dallapiccola
Anna L. Dallapiccola is an independent scholar and Honorary Professor at Edinburgh University. She lectures regularly on South Asian art and was formerly Professor of Indian Art at the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University.
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