Every child comes to earth with a message: God has not yet despaired of man. Rabindranath Tagore
A tribute to a wonderful person, Krishna Riboud (1926-2000), passionate collector of Asian antique fabrics and the expertise of artisans' techniques The study is invaluable because you start to think about the person who invented them. "
The exhibition at the Guimet begins with photographs by Marc Riboud , Krishna, in his garden Avenue de Breteuil, directed by Robert Bazelaire landscaping.
Brightness costumes early childhood, a counterpoint to the shade garden.
Portrait of Prince of Jamnagar. dress Indian tradition does not differentiate between children and adults. The child is part of a continuum.
Dressing Spring children's clothing cotton printed board, Iran.
Dressing Spring children's clothing cotton printed board, Iran. clothes for children of Gujarat and those in Pakistan, embroider the future.
skirt with a hundred folds China.
The dragon robe .
The dragon robe . The range of colors used in ancient China - black, blue, red, yellow and white depended Five phases. Each color corresponds to one of the five elements of the universe - earth, metal, wood, fire and water - in one direction, a season, an animal.
The dragon, mythical composite animal, symbolizes the cosmic powers, the beneficent forces of nature, like rain. The dragon associated with a flaming pearl suggests the pursuit of wisdom, virtue or enlightenment.
The dress reads from bottom to top, a sort of ascent which begins at the hem with the ocean Paramount; then come the mountain rocks of the Earth to the four axes of the dress, top, cosmos kingdom of power. It is a vision of perfect order, moral and spiritual.
Under the old Chinese tradition, the vulnerability of a child is that his soul is not yet firmly rooted in his corporeal self. It is therefore likely to escape or be hunted by malevolent spirits called Chinese Gui.
Under the old Chinese tradition, the vulnerability of a child is that his soul is not yet firmly rooted in his corporeal self. It is therefore likely to escape or be hunted by malevolent spirits called Chinese Gui. The mistletoe are afraid of noise, are hung with a bell or bells shoes, gui also afraid of certain animals, like tigers, dogs and cats (tiger has the ability to see the mistletoe and devour him) it is customary to represent these animal-keepers on hats and collars. It honors the god of longevity.
In Japan, for children's clothes, he was designing clothes in accordance with specific movements and physiology of their small holders, decorated with motifs related to the positive belief in fate.
In Japan, for children's clothes, he was designing clothes in accordance with specific movements and physiology of their small holders, decorated with motifs related to the positive belief in fate. The kimono is a garment of white boy from the Meiji period, nineteenth century. On a silk fabric patterns unfold tall pines. The root of the tree occupies the greater part of the garment, symbol of longevity often associated with the representation of a crane. The parents hope their son will live very long.
The popular clothing like kimono beige or blue, stained by the technique of Ikat is made from a cotton cloth. This costume was used until the port forbids usury. Kimono was damaged when it was repaired whenever it was needed. Where appropriate, it was recut into a child's garment, before finishing his career in cloth. Krishna Riboud
donated his collection of old fabrics at the Guimet Museum.
The exhibition is over, but the museum will not keep these treasures hidden for long.
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