CERAMICS OF UZBEKISTAN IN WORLD COLLECTIONS
CERAMICS OF UZBEKISTAN IN WORLD COLLECTIONS

CERAMICS OF UZBEKISTAN IN WORLD COLLECTIONS

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Berlin, Warsaw, Hamburg, Cambridge, Moscow, Prague, Saint Petersburg, Turin. Collections of Uzbek glazed ceramics stored in the museums of these cities, dated from the 10th to the 20th centuries, are united in one volume for the first time. The publication also includes the most interesting examples from the Tashkent State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan. Elegant dishes with well-designed decorative patterns from Afrasiab, the turquoise-cobalt painted tableware of the Temurid period, the folk items of the 19th and 20th centuries with highly diverse ornaments… These masterpieces of craft and applied art are the clearest evidence of the brilliant development of pottery on the territory of Uzbekistan, demonstrating the highest diversity of styles and types. Each chapter is accompanied by an article prepared by an expert who is directly familiar with both the subject and the history of the collection, as well as the history of the museum itself, where this collection is stored. In general, the book-album is the most complete history of Uzbek glazed ceramics exemplified by the selected items.

CERAMICS OF UZBEKISTAN IN WORLD COLLECTIONS

Description

Berlin, Warsaw, Hamburg, Cambridge, Moscow, Prague, Saint Petersburg, Turin. Collections of Uzbek glazed ceramics stored in the museums of these cities, dated from the 10th to the 20th centuries, are united in one volume for the first time. The publication also includes the most interesting examples from the Tashkent State Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan. Elegant dishes with well-designed decorative patterns from Afrasiab, the turquoise-cobalt painted tableware of the Temurid period, the folk items of the 19th and 20th centuries with highly diverse ornaments… These masterpieces of craft and applied art are the clearest evidence of the brilliant development of pottery on the territory of Uzbekistan, demonstrating the highest diversity of styles and types. Each chapter is accompanied by an article prepared by an expert who is directly familiar with both the subject and the history of the collection, as well as the history of the museum itself, where this collection is stored. In general, the book-album is the most complete history of Uzbek glazed ceramics exemplified by the selected items.