Arts of South Asia: Cultures of Collecting

This beautifully illustrated volume details how South Asian art has been acquired by public and private collectors in Europe, North America, and Singapore from the mid-nineteenth century onward. It traces the various journeys and colonial legacies of artwork from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Contributors explore the removal of art objects from their countries of origin for external appreciation. They discuss British collecting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 168340047X
• ISBN13: 9781683400479
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 4.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 10.2" x 12.1"