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Masterpieces of Architecture in Central Asia

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A collection of photographs with scenes of cotton production in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

rif. 119914c. early 20th century. The dawn of cotton monoculture A rare insight into the cotton industry in Russian-occupied Central Asia seen through an intriguing collection of photographs. The images include three bustling bazar scenes in Khodzhakala flats for the personnel in Kokand and industrial scenes of factories and storage units in Tashkent and Bukhara. Russians arrived in Central Asia in the 1860s to a largely agrarian economy based on sedentary farming and livestock herding. During the following annexation which prompted the Great Game food crops were substituted with cotton. Even before the October Revolution "white gold" became the main cash crop in Central Asia. Under Russian control "the area under irrigation was expanded especially towards the end of the century when work on the Mirzachol Sahra Golodnaya Step' and the Murghab Imperial Domain schemes was virtually completed. The Fergana Valley cotton acreage also increased" Matley. American cotton varieties were introduced in the 1880s and one of the photographs shows Gwathmey carding machinery. The substitution of cotton for food crops became problematic when the region became completely cut off from grain supplies from Russia in 1918. "Unrest in the region due to the activities of anti-Communist partisans b sma caused the destruction of irrigation systems and a drop in food production. Between 1919 and 1923 there were severe famines and over one million people died" Matley. Harvesting was mechanized in earnest by Soviet central planners in the late 1950s and cotton remains one of the most significant crops in the area today. 16 matte silver prints approximately 120 x 170 mm mounted recto and verso on plain card approximately 235 x 305 mm captioned in Russian on mounts in black ink. Silver mirroring or fading to edges occasional very minor surface abrasions 3 with small areas of skinning; mounts toned edges a little worn and damp-stained remnants of glue from sometime being bound in album: very good examples. Ian Matley "Central Asia xii. Economy in the 19th-20th Centuries" Encyclopaedia Iranic. unknown

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Engraving By Jean Louis PillementBiblio.com

Three Chinoiserie Scenes Original Engraving Probably From "The Ladies Amusement Or Whole Art Of Japanning Made Easy : Illustrated In Upwards Of 1500 Different Designs On 200 Copper Plates : Consisting Of Flowers Shells Figures Birds Insects Landscapes Shipping Beasts Vases Borders Etc. ."

1762rif. 038465London: Robert Sayer 1762. First Edition . No Binding. Fine. Original Engraving Plate On P. 100. Light Chipping To Edges Not Affecting Lettering Or Design. Jean-Baptiste Pillement 24 May 1728 - 26 April 1808 Was A Painter And Designer Known For His Exquisite And Delicate Landscapes But Whose Importance Lies Primarily In The Engravings Done After His Drawings And Their Influence In Spreading The Rococo Style And Particularly The Taste For Chinoiserie Throughout Europe. In 1743 At The Age Of 15 He Moved From Lyon To Paris Where He Was Employed As An Apprentice Designer At The Gobelin Factory. In 1745 He Left For Spain Where He Remained For 5 Years. There He Found Employment In Various Cities As Both A Designer And Painter. In 1750 At The Age Of 22 He Moved To Lisbon Where He Enjoyed Continuing Success. In 1754 He Left Lisbon For London. Pillement Then Spent Eight Years In England Fully Exploiting The English Taste For Landscapes. There He Was Inspired By The Paintings Of Among Others Nicolaes Berchem. During This Period He Became Acquainted With David Garrick The Famous Actor And His Austrian Wife Eva Maria Weigel Who Became Avid Collectors Of His Work. In 1763 Pillement Then Traveled To Vienna Where He Was Employed At The Imperial Court Of Maria Theresa And Francis I. In 1765 He Left Vienna For Warsaw Where His Many Projects Included Decorating The Royal Castle In Warsaw And The Ujazdowski Castle His Largest Project Commissioned By The King Of Poland Stanislaw Ii Augustus. He Also Later Worked In Saint Petersburg The Piedmont Milan Rome And Venice. 1768-1780 Pillement Again Worked In France Where He Was Employed By Marie Antoinette In The Petit Trianon. 1780-1789 He Was Once Again On The Iberian Peninsula And In 1789 Moved To Pézenas In The Languedoc. In 1800 He Returned To Lyon Where He Continued To Paint While Also Designing For The Silk Industry And Giving Lessons In The Academy Founded By Napoleon. He Remained In His Native Lyon Until His Death. Pillement's Illustrations Are A Mixture Of Fantastic Birds Flora & Fauna Large Human Figures And Chinoiserie. His Designs Were Used By Engravers And Decorators On Porcelain And Pottery But Also On Textiles Wallpaper And Silver. Pillement Had Discovered In 1764 A New Method Of Printing On Silk With Fast Colours Recorded In His Memoirs. One Of His Prime Vehicles Was The Single Print Marketed Independently Of An Album. He Published Many Albums One Is: Oùvre De Fleurs Ornements Cartouches Figures Et Sujets Chinois 1776. The Art Gallery Of Greater Victoria British Columbia The Cleveland Museum Of Art The Courtauld Institute Of Art London The Honolulu Museum Of Art The Indiana University Art Museum Bloomington Indiana The Metropolitan Museum Of Art New York City Museum Der Bildenden Künste Leipzig Germany The Museum Of Fine Arts Boston The National Gallery Of Art Washington D.C. Palazzo Pitti Florence Gulbenkian Museum Lisbon Portugal And The Philadelphia Museum Of Art Are Among The Public Collections Holding Work By Jean-Baptiste Pillement. Robert Sayer unknown

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