Banaras Brocades. Historical background by Rai Anand Krishna. Living weavers at work by Vijay Krishna
New Delhi: Crafts Museum, 1966. 98p., glossy paperstock throughout with b&w and color exhibit and site photography; 10x7.5 inch cloth boards spine-titled red, in dust jacket. Jacket is rather edgeworn, with a small chip. Casing, save for a touch of foxing to one endsheet, is pristine and unhandled, as is the textblock. A near-fine copy. Curious note, all weavers shown are male.
Editor Mookerjee was at writing Director of the Crafts Museum. He is well-known for his writings and publications on tantra art.
Cat.No: 179347
Price: $75.00
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