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Michael Franses
acts as a consultant on textile art history to private collectors and museums
in regard to aquisitions, conservation and publishing. He has written articles
and lectures on a variety of topics, including classical oriental rugs from
the 15th to the 17th centuries, and Central Asian embroideries and tribal
rugs from the 18th and 19th centuries. From 1974, with the aim of widening
interest in the textile arts, he co-founded Oguz Press, the International
Conference on Oriental Carpets, and Hali, The International Journal of
Fine Carpets and Textiles, of which he was publisher and co-editor until
1987. He formed Textile & Art Publications in 1993. |
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Hans König
has studied Chinese carpets for over thirty years. After retiring as Secretary
General to the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, he served as
chairman of the Board of The European Fine Art Foundation. He continues
to pursue his studies, which include both western and eastern art from earliest
times to the present day, and travels throughout the world visiting both
public and private collections. Acclaimed as one of the foremost connoisseurs
and experts on Chinese and East Turkestan carpets; he has lectured widely
on classical Chinese carpets and published several seminal articles. |
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Hwee Lie Thè is a graduate
sinologist from the University of Leyden in the Netherlands. After the Cultural
Revolution, she spent several years studying, travelling and working in
China. A freelance researcher and writer on Chinese art, she has worked
for the past five years in the Chinese Department of Sotheby's London. |
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Gary Dickinson
is the researcher for the Linda Wrigglesworth antique Chinese costume and
textile gallery in London, and co-author of Imperial Wardrobe, a
standard work on Qing dynasty court dress. He has written extensively on
Chinese symbolism, establishing the Journal of Yijing Studies. |
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