http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/20/gilt-y-pleasures/ Blogging Asian Art and Culture Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/20/gilt-y-pleasures/comment-page-1/#comment-199 xensen Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:17:48 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=292#comment-199 Nancy, if you love gilt and gold and gorgeous, elaborate art, then <em>Emerald Cities</em> is definitely the show for you! Nancy, if you love gilt and gold and gorgeous, elaborate art, then Emerald Cities is definitely the show for you!

]]> http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/20/gilt-y-pleasures/comment-page-1/#comment-198 namastenancy Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:13:11 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=292#comment-198 I love gilt and gold and gorgeous, elaborate art. It's really interesting to compare the cultural taste of the peoples in such a small geographic region - Burma and Thailand seem to have a liking for more elaborate decoration while Vietnamese art (especially the pottery) can be more severe (but not in the least simplistic). Of course, you have a fabulous example in the current exhibit of the Samurai - with the gold screens from the Momoyama period to the elegant simplicity of raku pottery. I love gilt and gold and gorgeous, elaborate art. It’s really interesting to compare the cultural taste of the peoples in such a small geographic region – Burma and Thailand seem to have a liking for more elaborate decoration while Vietnamese art (especially the pottery) can be more severe (but not in the least simplistic). Of course, you have a fabulous example in the current exhibit of the Samurai – with the gold screens from the Momoyama period to the elegant simplicity of raku pottery.

]]> http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/20/gilt-y-pleasures/comment-page-1/#comment-33 bittermelon Wed, 20 May 2009 23:15:18 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=292#comment-33 Your subject line = ZING! Your subject line = ZING!

]]> http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/05/20/gilt-y-pleasures/comment-page-1/#comment-32 skye Wed, 20 May 2009 22:42:16 +0000 http://www.asianart.org/blog/?p=292#comment-32 Nice photo of Katie! Nice photo of Katie!

]]>