Traditional Arts of South Asia: Continuity in Contemporary Practice & Patronage | Crispin Branfoot
Crispin Branfoot, editor of the book, Traditional Arts of South Asia: Continuity in Contemporary Practice & Patronage, introduces key topics and authors in this ground breaking new publication, published by Saffron: What are the proper subjects for a study of the arts of India? If we were so bold as to define ‘the canon’ of South Asian art, even when the very idea of the canon has been subjected to so much deserved criticism,...
Jamil Naqsh & Najmi Sura: An Epic Romance
The first thing to consider about Jamil Naqsh & Najmi Sura: An Epic Romance, the exhibition at London’s Albemarle Gallery (5-28 June 2014) is how long it has taken this joint show to materialise, writes SAJID RIZVI. Neither Naqsh nor Sura are spring chicken and while Naqsh has accumulated fame and fortune his lifetime muse Sura has practiced her art virtually in purdah. Previous appearances of her art have occurred more...
BOOK REVIEW: Lost Generation: Luo Zhenyu, Qing Loyalists and the Formation of Modern Chinese Culture
YANG CHIA-LING and RODERICK WHITFIELD, eds, Lost Generation: Luo Zhenyu, Qing Loyalists and the Formation of Modern Chinese Culture. London: Saffron Books, 2012. 312pp. ISBN 978-1-872843-57-7. Review by TIM BARRETT | You may buy this book here Until less than a generation ago the name of Luo Zhenyu was known to virtually everyone working on pre-modern China – certainly those working on early and medieval China. In some respects his...
Lost Generation: Luo Zhenyu, Qing Loyalists and the Formation of Modern Chinese Culture
Lost Generation: Luo Zhenyu, Qing Loyalists and the Formation of Modern Chinese Culture is a Saffron Asian Art and Society Series book (ISBN 9781872843377, 2012) edited by Yang Chia-Ling 楊佳玲 and Roderick Whitfield. Buy this book | Order this book | Browse digital edition. The book investigates the roles as politician, antiquarian, art dealer, and publisher, of Luo Zhenyu 羅振玉 (1866~1940), who, together with his circle of Qing loyalists...
THE CONCEPT OF DANZŌ: ‘Sandalwood Images’ in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture of the 8th to 14th Centuries
THE CONCEPT OF DANZŌ: ‘Sandalwood Images’ in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture of the 8th to 14th Centuries, by Christian Boehm, is a new title in Saffron Asian Art and Society Series. Buy this book. Download press release This lavishly illustrated volume is the first study in a Western language to examine Buddhist sculptures known as danzō (sandalwood images) and dangan (portable sandalwood shrines) in Japan from the 8th to 14th centuries,...
Angry Words Softly Spoken: Review
ANGRY WORDS SOFTLY SPOKEN: A Comparative Study of English & Arabic Women Writers. Alanoud Alsharekh. Saffron Books London 2006. 236pp, GBP 29.95 | Hardback with dustcover. ISBN-13 9781872843933. Buy | Summary and TOC Reviewed by Shannon Sweeney In Angry Words Softly Spoken, Alanoud Alsharekh carefully examines and compares the British model of female consciousness with the development of Arab female consciousness, specifically in...