Nov 1977
VOLUME 8 - NUMBER 11
Avatars of Mother Ganga
Small-town Beauty of Kandy
Sa’dan Toraja Art
Stuff of Snuff Bottles
Perry, the “Old Bruin” (I)
Cover. Snuff bottles of China – which the Chinese literally call “nose-smoke bottles” – have been a continuing source of joy for thousands of collectors the world over. In this issue we present a survey of the most important materials the Chinese have used to hold the aromatic concoction of tobacco, spices and salt. From the collection of Michael Kaynes, cover shows glass snuff bottles, carved (ground) with traditional decorations, imitating bottles made of hard and semiprecious stones.
FEATURES
Norma A. Harteam. Train Rides fit for Samurai
John P. Majors. Just a Simple Thai House
Rene Q. Bas. “Happy Days Are Here Again!”
Mighty, Lovely Avatars of Mother Ganga
Glimpses of a Small, Sleepy Town Big on History and Tradition
Eric Cyrstal. Life and Death Art of the Sa’dan Toraja
A. W. C. Wong. Nose-smoke Treasures of the Ch'ing
M. Foster Faeley. “Old Bruin” Opens Up Japan
Marcus Brooke. Teng of Penang
Singapore Chili Crabs
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Hongkong Arts Festival Preview
Nigel Cameron. Book Review: Chinoiserie
NEWS
Discoveries
VOLUME 8 - NUMBER 11
Avatars of Mother Ganga
Small-town Beauty of Kandy
Sa’dan Toraja Art
Stuff of Snuff Bottles
Perry, the “Old Bruin” (I)
Cover. Snuff bottles of China – which the Chinese literally call “nose-smoke bottles” – have been a continuing source of joy for thousands of collectors the world over. In this issue we present a survey of the most important materials the Chinese have used to hold the aromatic concoction of tobacco, spices and salt. From the collection of Michael Kaynes, cover shows glass snuff bottles, carved (ground) with traditional decorations, imitating bottles made of hard and semiprecious stones.
FEATURES
Norma A. Harteam. Train Rides fit for Samurai
John P. Majors. Just a Simple Thai House
Rene Q. Bas. “Happy Days Are Here Again!”
Mighty, Lovely Avatars of Mother Ganga
Glimpses of a Small, Sleepy Town Big on History and Tradition
Eric Cyrstal. Life and Death Art of the Sa’dan Toraja
A. W. C. Wong. Nose-smoke Treasures of the Ch'ing
M. Foster Faeley. “Old Bruin” Opens Up Japan
Marcus Brooke. Teng of Penang
Singapore Chili Crabs
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Hongkong Arts Festival Preview
Nigel Cameron. Book Review: Chinoiserie
NEWS
Discoveries
VOLUME 8 - NUMBER 11
Avatars of Mother Ganga
Small-town Beauty of Kandy
Sa’dan Toraja Art
Stuff of Snuff Bottles
Perry, the “Old Bruin” (I)
Cover. Snuff bottles of China – which the Chinese literally call “nose-smoke bottles” – have been a continuing source of joy for thousands of collectors the world over. In this issue we present a survey of the most important materials the Chinese have used to hold the aromatic concoction of tobacco, spices and salt. From the collection of Michael Kaynes, cover shows glass snuff bottles, carved (ground) with traditional decorations, imitating bottles made of hard and semiprecious stones.
FEATURES
Norma A. Harteam. Train Rides fit for Samurai
John P. Majors. Just a Simple Thai House
Rene Q. Bas. “Happy Days Are Here Again!”
Mighty, Lovely Avatars of Mother Ganga
Glimpses of a Small, Sleepy Town Big on History and Tradition
Eric Cyrstal. Life and Death Art of the Sa’dan Toraja
A. W. C. Wong. Nose-smoke Treasures of the Ch'ing
M. Foster Faeley. “Old Bruin” Opens Up Japan
Marcus Brooke. Teng of Penang
Singapore Chili Crabs
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Hongkong Arts Festival Preview
Nigel Cameron. Book Review: Chinoiserie
NEWS
Discoveries