The metal rat trap was large and sat on the cornice like an ornament. When I questioned the Indian porter about its use, he did not mince his words. ‘Rats,’ he said. I was in a temple town in Tamil… Continue reading
The metal rattrap was large and sat on the cornice like an ornament. When I questioned the Indian porter about its use, he did not mince his words. ‘Rats,’ he said. I was in a temple town in Tamil Nadu… Continue reading
Here is the round-up of the best Asian Art and Islamic World books in our annual Asian Art Books Survey for 2017. CHINA Chinese Ivory Carvings: The Sir Victor Sassoon Collection by Rose Kerr, Phillip Allen and Shih Ching-Fei, Scala… Continue reading
CHINA Chinese Ivory Carvings: The Sir Victor Sassoon Collection by Rose Kerr, Phillip Allen and Shih Ching-Fei, Scala Arts & Heritage, ISBN 9781785510854, £60 Sir Victor Sassoon (1881-1961) lived an extraordinary and colourful life and left a remarkable legacy. He… Continue reading