1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="t7BfnGV5pe"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/born-in-the-clay/">Born in the Clay</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/born-in-the-clay/embed/#?secret=t7BfnGV5pe" width="600" height="338" title="“Born in the Clay” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="t7BfnGV5pe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9781836360971-04-1-600x766.jpg600766Born in the Clay is the definitive guide to the history, techniques and current practitioners of ceramic art in Uzbekistan, a uniquely vibrant and distinctive tradition.Preface 7 Another Preface 10 Ceramics in Uzbekistan: A Very Brief Introduction 16 The Rakhimov Family Eclecticism and Experimentation in Ceramic Art 26 Alisher Nazirov The Ceramics Workshop as a School of Life 46 Rustam Usmanov Art and Enterprise in Balance 64 Ismail Komilov Mastery of the Classics 82 Sharofiddin Yusupov The Legacy of a Prodigy 94 Bakhtiyor Nazirov A Floral World in Shades of Blue 108 The Narzullaev Brothers Guardians of the Gijduvan Tradition 124 Dilnoza Narzullaeva Women and the Art of Ceramic Toymaking 140 Abdulvohid Bukhoriy A Recipe for a Broken Heart 152 The Muzafarov Family Rescuing Shakhrisabz Ceramics 168 Odilbek Matchanov The Brilliant Azure of Khorezm 182 Numon Oblokulov Singing Clay and the Lightness of Life 194 Mirzabakhrom Abduvahobov An All-Round Craftsman in Andijan 210 Vakhobjon Buvayev Lone Representative of an Archaic Art 224 From Loam to Lagan 236 Ten Ceramic Objects 248 Bibliography 250 Acknowledgements 252 The Creative Team 254