Forrest McGill

On the occasion of the Exhibition The Kingdom of Siam: the Art of Central Thailand, 1350 - 1800, presented from February 18 through May 8, 2005, at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California, and from July 16 through October 16, 2005, at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts

The Art of Central Thailand, 1350-1800

The Kingdom of Siam

M.L. Pattaratorn Chirapravati

Presents the latest scholarship on Thailand's historic kingdom of Ayutthaya - or "Siam," as it was know in the West

Kaz Tsuruta

Through dozens of beautiful art pieces and lively commentary, this charming art book explores the legacies of five centuries of interaction between Asia and Europe. The mutual fascination began with the sea contact made during the early Renaissance. Although relations beween East and West could often turn deadly, there were also many moments of lightness and frivolity, and it is these that are given special attention here. Such moments enchant and disarm, yet, as this book shows, they also bear deeper implications. A Curious Affair was produced to accompany an exhibition of the same name, presented at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The exhibition featured more than 75, sculptures, furniture, ceramics, and other decorative arts. Included were artworks made in Great Britain, the United States, and France, as well as in China, India, Japan, and other Asian countries. They were drawn from private San Francisco Bay Area collections and the collection of the Asian Art Museum.

Forrest McGill

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