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Connoisseur Magazine April 1986 The Art of The Sari No Label
Celebrate global art, culture, and fine living with this original Connoisseur Magazine April 1986 issue, featuring "The Art of the Sari." With a striking cover photograph by Brian Hagiwara, this edition reflects Connoisseur’s distinctive focus on elegance, history, and international style.
Highlights from this issue include:
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Connoisseur’s World: Discussions on the global museum boom, reinventing the kimono, the charm of bed-and-breakfast stays, Hollywood collectibles, Vienna’s golden age, and the resurgence of the mask.
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Auctions: An overview of treasures from the Phillips Collection, Nanking cargo, and more.
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Two of the Best: A focus on top portrait artistry.
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His Place in the Sun: David Herz’s Spanish-style desert home in Tangier, by Jonathan Meades.
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Business Before Business: Mildred Mottahedeh’s love for Chinese porcelain and her success in selling fine reproductions, by Leon Harris.
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A Man of Parts: Ian McKellen’s versatile stage career and his emerging screen presence, by Matthew Gurewitsch.
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Woven Winds: Marina Warner explores the infinite variety and artistry of the sari.
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Birders’ Heaven: A journey to Bharatpur, home to some of the world’s rarest water birds, by Bern Keating.
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The Zenshicace: A critical look at the brilliance of Japanese furniture design.
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Tarkovsky’s Seventh: The Sacrifice and its significance in the career of Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, by G. Y. Dryansky.
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The Real Rembrandt: How a Dutch team distinguishes authentic Rembrandt paintings, by Hans Koning.
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Wild About Mushrooms: Jo Durden-Smith explores how American chefs are embracing mushrooms as a delicacy.
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A Perfect Match: Andrea DiNoto highlights how Kis Yin-Lo’s jewelry bridges East and West, and old with new.
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Pageantry and Passion: A look at Europe’s most joyful and reverent religious processions, by James Deely.
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Investors File: Appreciating classic automobiles like Rolls-Royces, Duesenbergs, and Bugattis.
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The Lively Arts: Mark Morris’s rise as a major figure in modern dance.
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Query: Readers share their favorite unexpected travel discoveries.
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This issue is a perfect addition for collectors, historians, and enthusiasts of global art, design, and vintage fashion.
CONNOISSEUR
COVER Photograph by Brian Hagiwara
19 CONNOISSEUR’S WORLD
The museum boom; reinventing the kimono; blissful bed and breakfast; Hollywoodana; Vienna’s golden age; the return of the mask
40 AUCTIONS
A Phillips collection, Nanking cargo, and other treasures
52 TWO OF THE BEST
Top portraits
63 HIS PLACE IN THE SUN
David Herz and the desert house in Tangier: a Spanish scrapbook, by Jonathan Meades
66 BUSINESS BEFORE BUSINESS
Mildred Mottahedeh adores Chinese porcelain; she also happens to sell fine reproductions, by Leon Harris
78 A MAN OF PARTS
No role on stage is beyond Ian McKellen—but on screen?, by Matthew Gurewitsch
84 WOVEN WINDS
The sari rejoices in infinite variety, by Marina Warner
92 BIRDERS’ HEAVEN
To Bharatpur look the rarest of water birds, by Bern Keating
98 THE ZENSHICACE
A hard-eyed look at the marvel of Japanese furniture design
100 TARKOVSKY’S SEVENTH
The Sacrifice may be the dying Russian director’s finest film, by G. Y. Dryansky
106 THE REAL REMBRANDT
How a Dutch team sorts out which “Rembrandts” were really painted, by Hans Koning
114 WILD ABOUT MUSHROOMS
At last, American chefs are discovering these woodland delicacies, by Jo Durden-Smith
118 A PERFECT MATCH
In the jewelry of Kis Yin-Lo, East meets West and old combines with new, by Andrea DiNoto
124 PAGEANTRY AND PASSION
Europe’s most reverent and joyful religious processions, by James Deely
128 INVESTORS FILE
The wonders of old Rolls-Royces, Duesenbergs, Bugattis
154 THE LIVELY ARTS
Mark Morris—the hottest name in modern dance
160 QUERY
What is your favorite unexpected discovery while traveling?
