Behind the Scenes: The George & Marie Hecksher Textile Conservation Center. At 1:30 p.m., textile Conservators Sarah Gates and Beth Szuhay of the de Young Museum are offering a specialized tour. This is a rare opportunity for the public to see how professional museum staff care for, store, and prepare the Museum’s textile collection for exhibit. The conservation laboratory consists of a space for examination and stitched treatments, a space for aqueous treatments, and a dye lab.

March Meeting: Jeff Spurr on “Style and Identity, People or Place: The Case for Lakai Suzanis” See meeting details on page 2. In his talk on March 19, Jeff Spurr will discuss a complex group of striking suzanis (dowry embroideries) attributed in recent decades to Shahrisabz.  Jeff has long puzzled over these dramatic textiles, and has concluded that the suzanis in question were urban equivalents of the well-known small, embroidered trappings of the ru- ral Lakai Uzbek, and that both classes were essentially

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Indian and Southeast Asian Art

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24

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Japanese & Korean Art

ROSENTHAL COLLECTION, OCEANIC ART DATE & TIME Session 1: Wed, 24 Mar 10, 4:00 PM LOCATION Paris

The New York
Arts of Pacific Asia Show

The anchor of New York City’s Spring Asia Week, this show, presented since 1995, brings together an ever more prestigious assemblage of the world’s leading galleries and dealers specializing in the fine arts, textiles and objects de arte of Asia, the Subcontinent, Japan, the Pacific Islands, and the Near and Middle East.

THUMar25SALE 2405  |  New York, Rockefeller Center  |  Sale InformationFine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections

The New York
Arts of Pacific Asia Show

The anchor of New York City’s Spring Asia Week, this show, presented since 1995, brings together an ever more prestigious assemblage of the world’s leading galleries and dealers specializing in the fine arts, textiles and objects de arte of Asia, the Subcontinent, Japan, the Pacific Islands, and the Near and Middle East.

The New York
Arts of Pacific Asia Show

The anchor of New York City’s Spring Asia Week, this show, presented since 1995, brings together an ever more prestigious assemblage of the world’s leading galleries and dealers specializing in the fine arts, textiles and objects de arte of Asia, the Subcontinent, Japan, the Pacific Islands, and the Near and Middle East.

The New York
Arts of Pacific Asia Show

The anchor of New York City’s Spring Asia Week, this show, presented since 1995, brings together an ever more prestigious assemblage of the world’s leading galleries and dealers specializing in the fine arts, textiles and objects de arte of Asia, the Subcontinent, Japan, the Pacific Islands, and the Near and Middle East.

DATE & TIME Session 1: Thu, 8 Apr 10, 10:30 AM Session 2: Thu, 8 Apr 10, 2:00 PM LOCATION HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE (NEW WING) Save to Calendar [?] * Outlook Calendar * Google Calendar OVERVIEW Travelling Exhibitions SHANGHAI Shanghai JC Mandarin, Mandarin Ballroom I & II 1225 Nanjing Xi Road, Shanghai 200040, China Tel: +86 21 6279 1888; Fax: +86 21 6279 1822 Fri, 12 Mar 10, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sat, 13 Mar 10, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM BEIJING The St. Regis Hotel Beijing, Great Hall No.

FRIApr16SALE 5495  |  London, South Kensington  |  Sale InformationIndian and Islamic Works of Art and Textiles

SFBARS meeting: Jeff Spur from Harvard and the New England Rug Society will be speaking at Emmett Eiland's Gallery in Berkeley on "Style and Identity, People or Place: The Case for Lakai Suzanis," a talk about the Central Asian embroideries.

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Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

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Japanese Art and Design

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14

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Chinese Works of Art and Textiles