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Threads of Devotion at Nara National Museum
A special exhibition commemorating the completion of conservation work ‘Threads of Devotion, National Treasure: The Taima Mandala Tapestry and Embroidered Buddhist Imagery’ opened at the Nara National Museum on 14 July and will be on show until 26 August 2018.
Anatomy of an Object: A Flemish Tapestry
‘Relative Values: The Cost of Art in the Northern Renaissance’ currently showing at The Met uses the currency of cows to illustrate the expense of tapestries at the time of their manufacture. Rachel Meek discusses the exhibition’s concept and sole tapestry with curator…
David Young · 3 min
'Montefeltro and the Islamic East. Urbino 1430-1550'
Christie's Louise Broadhurst views spectacular carpets and textiles at an exhibition in Urbino.
David Young · 1 min
Anatomy of an Object: Chinese Carpet, Late Ming Period
A structural uniformity is disguised by apparent randomness caused by the extensive colour range used in the field of this classical carpet in the Beijing Palace Museum
'Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th Century'
Christie's Louise Broadhurst spots spectacular carpets and textiles at an exhibition in Florence.
