Vanishing Beauty: Asian Jewelry and Ritual Objects from the Barbara and David Kipper Collection

by Jane Casey

This book commemorates the remarkable gift of over 400 works from the collection of Barbara and David Kipper to the Art Institute of Chicago. These outstanding pieces of jewelry and ritual objects offer a material record of vanishing ways of life. Used as portable forms of wealth, as personal adornment, and in religious practice, they represent a broad spectrum of cultures. The majority comes from the Himalayan region, including Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300214847
• ISBN13: 9780300214840
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Art Institute of Chicago
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.4" x 12.3"