VOLUME 23 NO. VOLUME MARCH 2014 1 THE JOURNAL OF THE ASIAN ARTS SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA TAASA Review ROYAL COLLECTIONS IN ASIA CONTENTS Volume 23 No. 1 March 2014 3 EDITORIAL: ROYAL COLLECTIONS IN ASIA TAASA REVIEW Melanie Eastburn & Niki van den Heuvel, Guest Editors THE ASIAN ARTS SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA INC. Abn 64093697537 • Vol. 23 No.1, March 2014 4 PURI AGUNG: PRESERVING KARANGASEM’S ROYAL PALACE IN BALI ISSN 1037.6674 Registered by Australia Post. Publication No. NBQ 4134 Niki van den Heuvel editoriAL • email:
[email protected] 7 THE ROYAL ANTIQUITIES COLLECTION OF THE NGUYEN DYNASTY, VIETNAM General editor, Josefa Green Kerry Nguyen-Long PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE 10 THE JEWELLED WORLD OF BURMESE KINGS Josefa Green (convenor) • Tina burge Charlotte Galloway Melanie Eastburn • Sandra Forbes • Charlotte Galloway William Gourlay • Marianne Hulsbosch 12 THE ROYAL COLLECTIONS IN CIREBON, INDONESIA: A LIVING TRADITION Jim Masselos • Ann Proctor • Sabrina Snow Christina Sumner Joanna Barrkman DESIGN/LAYOUT 14 THE QUEEN SIRIKIT MUSEUM OF TEXTILES, BANGKOK Ingo Voss, VossDesign PRINTING Piyanan (Poom) Petcharaburanin John Fisher Printing 16 The SHOSO-IN TREASURY – a roYAL COLLECTION BOTH EXTRAORDINARY AND EVERYDAY Published by The Asian Arts Society of Australia Inc. Robyn Maxwell PO Box 996 Potts Point NSW 2011 www.taasa.org.au 18 THE HOFFOTOGRAAF: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER TO ROYALTY IN ASIA Enquiries:
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