The Jewel of the Desert
The Jewel of the Desert
On the edge of China’s Taklamakan Desert are a series of hand-carved and painted Buddhist grottoes. They contain a gallery of Buddhist art spanning more than 1000 years.
On the edge of China’s Taklamakan Desert are a series of hand-carved and painted Buddhist grottoes. They contain a gallery of Buddhist art spanning more than 1000 years.
Clothing and politics may not seem to have much in common, but when utilized together they can become an important tool for reinventing national identity.
Lindie Ward and Barbara Rogers plan to explore the different interpretations and origins of shibori or tie-dyeing and will show examples.
Come and enjoy wine, food and presentations on books about Chinese ceramics and paintings, Japanese art, and textiles of Indonesia and India.