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Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.
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.
Yellow shades from HALI 194
The regular HALI magazine feature Thread of Time takes an abstract look at the links between two intriguing textiles from different places and cultures that deserve to be in the limelight. The following is extracted from HALI 194.
David Young · 3 min
Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 25 November 2017
To view the Rippon Boswell catalogue please click here
Daniel Shaffer · 1 min
Antique Rug and Textile Show, San Francisco
This year’s Antique Rug and Textile Show in San Francisco was held at the newly renovated Greenwich Inn, a 1950’s era motel at 2055 Steiner Street, 27-29 October. Emma Gardner reports.
Oriental Carpets & Textiles, Christie's London Autumn Islamic Sale, 26 October 2017
In addition to a handful of excellent textiles, Christie’s autumn ' Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds ' at King Street on Thursday 26 October 2017 has a separate section at the end of the sale of oriental rugs and carpets that contains a good number of top quality, antique…
