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Thailand.
River Books.
2008.
Colour photographic illustrations, 163pp, bibliography, index, paperback. The pictorial representations on Cambodian silk textiles, are unique in mainland Southeast Asia. Many of the few surviving antique textiles of this genre visualise, in astounding detail, Theravada Buddhist themes and are a response in silk to similar depictions in other artistic media also used in community religious practice. The imagery of another genre of pictorial textiles springs from a different source and is distinguished by the iconography of a bird, snake and tree of life. In addition some of this group have illustrations of ships ranging from realistic to arcane. Latest research suggests that these pictorial textiles represented celebrations held at the end of the rainy season in Cambodia. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 119311)
ISBN: 9789749863398
Related Subject Areas:
Art
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Textiles
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