Arts of ancient Viet Nam : from river plain to open sea / Nancy Tingley ; with essays by Andreas Reinecke [and others].

Author/creator Tingley, Nancy, 1948-
Other author Reinecke, Andreas.
Other author Asia Society. Museum.
Other author Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Format Book
Publication InfoHouston : Asia Society and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ; New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 356 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm.
Subjects
Art, Vietnamese--Exhibitions.
Vietnam--Antiquities. --Exhibitions.

SeriesMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
Contents Introduction / Nancy Tingley -- Early cultures (first millennium B.C. to second century A.D.) / Andreas Reinecke -- Catalogue / Nancy Tingley -- The archaeology of Fu Nan in the Mekong River Delta : the Oc Eo culture of Viet Nam / Pierre-Yves Manguin -- Catalogue / Nancy Tingley -- Champa : Riverine polities, ports of call / Nancy Tingley -- Catalogue / Nancy Tingley -- Trade and exchange in the sixteenth-eighteenth centuries through the prism of Hoi An / Kerry Nguyen-Long -- Catalogue / Nancy Tingley -- Appendix. Ceramics from shipwrecks off Viet Nam / Nguyen Dinh Chien.
Abstract "Explores Viet Nam's rich heritage, from the Sa Huynh culture (1st millennium B.C.) to art from Hoi An. The authors discuss links between Viet Nam and Indonesia, reflected in the Hindu and Buddhist temples and stone sculptures, and investigate trade in gold and Chinese ceramics with Butuan"--Provided by publisher.
General notePublished to accompany an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 13, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010, and Asia Society and Museum, Feb. 3-May 2, 2010.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008042384
ISBN9780300146967 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0300146965 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks N7314 .T46 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold