March 1998
reviews the Cleveland/Met exhibition of early Chinese and Central Asian textiles as it transfers to New York; also Indonesian textiles in Basel. Japanese kimonos at the V&A, Vatican treasures at Cleveland, and Persian tribal rugs at Bonhams.
98 BOOKS
Stuart Cary Welch looks at Flowers Underfoot, Daniel Walker’s catalogue for the Metropolitan Museum's much acclaimed exhibition of Indian carpets of the Mughal era: Peter Andrews on The Kyrgyz and Their Reed Screens by John Sommer; Secrets of the Harem, by Carla Coco, reviewed by John Carswell; Jacqueline Herald on Jenny Balfour-Paul’s Indigo in the Arab World; Patricia Baker reviews Indian Block-Printed Textiles in Egypt: The Newberry Collection in the Ashmolean Museum, by Ruth Barnes; Sian Jay on Contemporary Tie and Dye Textiles oj Indonesia, by Kim Jane Saunders.
107 APPENDIX
Notes, acknowledgments and supplementary information.
109 THE H A L I GALLERY
A distinctive advertisement section in house style.
131 M ARKETPLACE NEWS
New rug renaissance at Domotex in Hanover and the International Area Rug Market in Atlanta, Georgia a surleil ol quality keeps buyers on their toes.
133 AUCTION PRICE GUIDE
Rippon Boswell’s Kailash sale in November 1997 provides much grist for the APG mill, as too do Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Skinner's December offerings.
143 FAIRS
A pictorial preview of Dealers’ Row al the upcoming 4th ACOR, to be held in May at the Westin Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
148 GALLERIES
Three European galleries guest in New York: The Textile Gallery with early Chinese textiles al Flacks; BlondeelDeroyan with pre-Renaissance tapestries at Blumka; Bertram Frauenkneeht with carpet and textile art of the world at Mark Shilen's gallery; top-notch Baluch carpets at Asad Khan's New Hampshire store; David Reuben’s eighty Turkmen carpets and bags in London’s Kentish Town anti more Turkmens at Mountain Looms in Singapore; a collection ol Qing court purses at Linda Yi rigglesworth, London.
157 NETWORK
A classified advertisement section.
171 CALENDAR
A listing of auctions, exhibitions and lairs worldwide.
175 PARTING SHOTS
AUS focus this issue with celebrations, previews and sales in Washington. Boston, New York and Hanover; also Domotex in Ilannover, Germany, and a tropical conference in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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