Katherine Anne Paul – författare

This beautifully illustrated volume details how South Asian art has been acquired by public and private collectors in Europe and North America from the mid-nineteenth century onward. It highlights the various journeys and colonial legacies of artwork from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.Contributors explore British collecting practices during colonial rule in South Asia, when military officials and individuals associated with the East India Company transported various pieces to the Tower of London, the British Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. The authors tell the stories of private collectors including Chester Beatty, who bequeathed his entire library of miniature paintings and rare manuscripts to the people of Ireland; Ananda Coomaraswamy, who played an integral role in introducing Indian art to the West; and Nasli Heeramaneck, who became one of the world’s leading dealers in Asian arts and antiques. The essays in this volume also address the ethical and political dilemmas of displaying South Asian art for Western appreciation, and how repatriated works are often used as centerpieces of political exhibitionism rather than celebrated as recovered symbols of cultural heritage. Featuring archival materials and high-quality images of key pieces, Arts of South Asia offers an inside look at early collecting practices while addressing contemporary concerns about how artwork obtained under colonial rule should be displayed abroad.A volume in the David A. Cofrin Asian Art Manuscript Series

Silver elevates use, not onlyfor the diverse religious rituals of Southern Asia, but also consumption of andaccess to once-new items: photographs, mirrors, railways, and automobiles;newly invented or traded foods including tea, coffee, Indian pale ale, wines, dairyproducts, relishes, fruits and seasonings. Many of these items originated inSouthern Asia and were among the first tinned or bottled items to circulate inglobal markets.A discussion of Southern Asiansilver's artistry, functionality and cultural and economic soft power isaccompanied by a spectacular array of 130 suites of silver and 22 designdrawings.