The Basketry from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, catalogue and analysis. Pratique

The Basketry from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, catalogue and analysis. PratiqueThe tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor (Egypt) by Howard Carted, yielded over 5000 items. Among the vast number of richly embellished precious objects, such as the solid gold coffin and mask, were also more mundane objects, including the hitherto unpublished basketry objects. Baskets, the plastic bags of the ancient world, were used for storage of all sorts of things, including food, clothing and jewellery, and

Nous donnons le fac simile de l’édition originale

a déjà connu mutations et crises

où transpire la fébrile fragilité d’un corps contorsionné

sans effacer ses écarts

Ce mouvement porta dès lors le nom de Shin hanga (nouvelles estampes)

enclumes) est ensuite proposée ici

à la veille de sa christianisation définitive

Histoire du corps

gendre de celui-ci

Le passage de l’art des fous à l’art sans marges reflète un siècle de bouleversements esthétiques

with the result that new ruling families started a fresh policy of revival

S'éloignant d'une perspective monographique