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The Kronos collection of Indian and Southeast Asian art owned by Steven M Kossak, New York, stands unquestionably in the front rank of the newer generation of collections. It has been assembled with the primary purpose of exemplifying the apex of the artistic traditions of the culture of South Asian, and was never envisioned as an attempt to include a representative example of every major art historical period. Its scope, like any other collection's, was limited by the available material and the unpredictability of the art market, but this collection has been more than usually responsive to the opportunities of the specific moment. There has been a boldness in its formation that could only have come from a confident collector with a highly developed eye, refined taste, and a keen sensitivity to objects. While the collection is a compendium of rare and fascinating objects, the common denominator throughout is quality; and sculptures and paintings are included because they are aesthetically superior works of art, but this is not merely a one-dimensional assemblage of aesthetic delights. More important, it is a collection of the highest quality that not only instructs and, because of

Who reads The flame and the lotus : Indian and Southeast Asian art from the Kronos collections?

Author

Martin Lerner; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published

1984

Language

EN

ISBN

9780870994012

Category

art

Subjects

Art, Arts

Updated

2026-03-25