Nomadic Art from the Eastern Eurasian Steppes
Subtitle: The Eugene V. Thaw and Other New York Collections
Contributors: James C. Y. Watt (Contributor); Zhixin Sun (Contributor)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: October 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780300096880
Subjects: Art of indigenous peoples; Exhibition catalogues and specific collections; History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world; BCE to c 500 CE; Metropolitan Museum Of Art - Exhibition Catalogs; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Ancient World; East Asia, Far East; Mongolia; Asian; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum; Sculpture; Art / History / Asian; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General; Animal forms; Decoration and ornament; Eurasia; Exhibitions; Metal-work; Metal-work, Nomadic; New York; New York (State); Private collections
Description: "The artistic exchange between the pastoral peoples and their settled Chinese neighbors through trade, migration, marriage alliances, and warfare contributed to the cultural development of both groups. This book chronicles that exchange and tells of the legacy of their art, with iconographic analyses and detailed descriptions of nearly two hundred artifacts.".

"The objects, a recent gift to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, are drawn from the distinguished collection of Eugene V. Thaw, with additional works selected from other New York collections and from the holdings of the Metropolitan Museum."--BOOK JACKET.