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EXHIBITION ORGANIZATION
Contemporanea Progetti
Via di Ricorboli, 5R
Florence 50126 Italy
Tel: ++39-055-6802474 Fax: ++39-055-6580200
Arch. Eugenio Martera
Dr. Linda Carioni
mostre@contemporaneaprogetti.it
with
EXPONA Museum exhibition network
Via dei Conciapelli 60
39100 Bolzano, Italy
Tel: ++39-0473-420940
Dr. Alex Susanna
alex@expona.net
SCIENTIFIC CONSULTANT
Prof. Giandomenico Romanelli
Director “Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia”
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Exhibition Concept
The concept for this highly visual, educational exhibition is hinged to the incredible journey of Marco
Polo, but goes beyond a tale of the Silk Road and examines the nature of east-west relations within the
historical context as well as the impact of the legend of Marco Polo. Through the display of approximately
80 original objects, coins, ceramics, artworks, portraits, maps, ship-models, and specimens of the natural
world, various cultural influences and customs are revealed. Lenders to the exhibition include a limited
selection of Italian museums with specialized collections of 13th and 14th century art and artifacts.
Scientific consultation has been directed by Professor Giandomenico Romanelli, director of Fondazione
Musei Civici of Venice.
The exhibition design concept is based on four major sections linked by passageways and contextualization.
In brief, the exhibition begins with an introduction to time and place and Who was Marco Polo? The major
sections that follow focus on the point of departure, Venice in the 13th century; the point of destination,
China or Cathay as it was then known and the court of Kublai Khan; and the Mid-East and the Mongol
kingdom in between. In every section, geographical representation, suggestive graphic panels, specially
designed exhibition elements and visual aids accompany the objects, recreating the historical background
and illustrating “tales” within the “tale” based on the memoirs of Marco Polo. The sections are linked by
passageways that illustrate the strange landscapes and culturesencountered on the journey. A final portal
examines the myth and legends surrounding the historical figure.
Giovanni Xenodocos from Corfù
Portolano
End of XV Century – First Half of XVI Century
Parchment
Detail (View of Venice)
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Introduction: Who was Marco Polo
In the year 1298, Marco Polo found himself in a Genoese prison. Supposedly he was 44 years old; supposedly he had been
in command of a Venetian galley in a war against the rival city of Genoa when he was captured off the coast of the island
of Curzola in the eastern Mediterranean. Prompted by his cellmate who was also a writer of romantic lore, Rustichello of
Pisa, Marco Polo dictated the story of his incredible journey along the Silk Road that would cover more than 24,000 miles
and last 24 years, including 17 years in the service of the great Kublai Khan, supreme ruler of the Mongols and an empire
so vast that it encompassed most of the Mid-East, Central Asia and modern China.
The original book, now lost, was written in Old French and titled The Description of the World (Le divisament dou
monde), and soon became the most popular book of medieval Europe. Its English translation was called The Travels of
Marco Polo, but throughout Europe, it was commonly known as “Il Milione” or the “Million Lies” because many were
skeptical of his accounts of the wealth of Cathay, the exotic animals of India, the strange “burning” oil of Persia. Very little
was then known about Asia and the Far East, so many of his stories were considered exaggerated, if not pure fairytales;
yet the book was an instant success with tremendous impact throughout Europe even though printing had not yet been
invented.
Without a doubt, Marco Polo remains the most famous Western traveler along the Silk Road, and his book one of the
world’s greatest travelogues. He was not the first Westerner to travel the Silk Road but he went farther and further than
any predecessor, beyond Mongolia throughout China, passing through Armenia, Persia, Afghanistan and over the Pamirs.
He returned by sea, skirting the coast of Southeast Asia and India, the Straits of Hormuz and on to Constantinople, capital
of the Byzantine Empire before returning home to Venice in the winter of 1295.
Dala Giuseppe
Portait of Marco Polo
XIX Century
Engraving
Museo Correr, Venice
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Map indicating major Trade Routes
Maps and other informative graphics provide context and essential background information on the world as it was
then known, both the Venetian Republic and the Mongol Empire.
In 1206, one of the worlds most feared rulers Genghis (“universal”) Khan (“ruler”) unified the diverse, nomadic
Mongol tribes. Leading fearsome warriors on horseback, he then conquered lands from China and Korea to Poland
and Russia. By the time of Marco Polo’s journey much of the known world was divided into the four “khanates” of
the Mongol Empire, and under the rule of Kublai Khan, the enlightened grandson of Genghis Khan, the empire was
at its cultural peak.
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Section 1: Venice in 1271
This section illustrates the cultural milieu of 13th century Venice. It was a thriving commercial center and
powerful, wealthy city-state ruled by the Doge, distinguished by the melding of eastern influences from all
the trade routes and with extensive trading influence in the Eastern Mediterranean. In 1271, Marco Polo was
17 years old when he departed in the company of his father and uncle, already established Venetian traders.
Contextualization: the active, lively marketplace of 13th century Venice; the aroma of exotic products from
the East, the distinctive architectural style of Piazza San Marco.
The Polo brothers had already traveled the Silk Road to the court of Kublai Khan who had sent them back
as his special emissaries to the Pope. Although the brothers had been given a golden tablet VIP passport
that insured they would be given assistance throughout the dominions of the Great Khan such as horses,
lodging, food and guides, it took the Polos 3 years to return. Inscribed on the golden tablet were the words
“By the strength of the eternal heaven, holy be the Khan’s name. Let him that pays him not reverence be
killed.” They also carried a letter, written in Turki from the Great Khan to Pope Clement IV asking that 100
learned men be sent to teach his people about Christianity and Western science. The death of Clemente IV
in 1268 prevented the Polo brothers from fulfilling the Khan’s request and they returned to Venice to wait
for the election of a new Pope, Gregory X, in 1271 before setting out with young Marco and two friars who
soon turned back due to fear.
Unknown Craftsman
Navigation Tools
Wood, Brass, Glass
Venetian Manufacture
Lion Of San Marco, Symbol of Venice, in “Moleca” Style, in Square Gothic Frame
End of XIII Century
Stone of Istria
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Passage 1: Crossing to Persia
By boat, the Polos sailed from Venice to St. Jean d’Acre in Palestine and from there turned inland and overland,
traveling by caravan across modern day Syria and Iraq; then through the Persian Gulf to Hormuz where they
decided to go overland and continued east and north again across Iran and Afghanistan, on through Tajikistan to
China.
Mediterranean sea
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Iran
Starshape Tile with Elephant and Phoenix
XIII – XIV Century
Pottery “a lustro”
Museo Nazionale D’Arte Orientale, Rome
Section 2: The Mid-East
When Marco Polo arrived in Acre, capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, it was one of the last bastions precariously
held by the Crusaders in the Holy Land. The Fourth Crusade of 1204 had departed from Venice, then plundered
Constantinople, greatly widening the Venetian sphere of trade and influence in the eastern Mediterranean.
Jerusalem was controlled by Muslims that Marco Polo called “Saracens”, but it was there that they procured holy
oil from the lamp of Holy Sepulchure, as had been requested by the Great Khan.
Contextualization: the interesection between the Islamic and the Christian world and the the rugged landscape.
In present day Iraq, Marco Polo describes seeing Noah’s ark near mount Ararat “again I tell you that in this Grand
Armaenia is the ark of Noah up on a great mountain,” but what captures his fascination more is the petroleum,
something unknown to Marco Polo: “here… there is a fountain from which surges a lot of oil and in such
abundance that 100 ships could not load it all. But it is not good to eat, but to burn and men come from far away
for this oil, and in all the area nothing is burnt that is not oil.”
Near today’s city of Teheran, Iran, Marco Polo describes the tombs of the Three Magi:
“In Persia is a city called Saba from which the three kings left to go and adore God when he was born. In this city,
the three Magi are buried in a beautiful sepulchre.”
Another site visited and described by Marco Polo were the quarries of lapis lazuli of Badakhshan in northeastern
Afghanistan. The blue mineral extracted from the semi-precious stone was used to create a blue pigment,
ultramarine, so precious and costly that it was mainly used in religious paintings. “In this country are found stones
from which is made lapis lazuli, of the finest quality in the world.”
Iran
Bowl with Soldiers, Dancers and Musicians
Brass, Gold, and Silver
Iran-Anatolia
Candlesticks
Brass with Carved Decorations and Silver Ageminatura
Iran
Jug
XIII Century
Glazed Pottery
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Passage 2: Crossing the Pamirs
Another site visited and described by Marco Polo were the quarries of lapis lazuli of Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan.
The blue mineral extracted from the semi-precious stone was used to create a blue pigment, ultramarine, so precious and
costly that it was mainly used in religious paintings. “In this country are found stones from which is made lapis lazuli, of the
finest quality in the world.”
The travelers spent a year in Badakhshan, the northeast province of Afghanistan, while Marco Polo convalesced from an illness
before moving onto the “the highest place in the world, the Pamirs” in Tajikistan. Although some claim that Pamir means “the
roof of the world”, and others claim it means “the feet of the sun,” it was through Marco Polo that the name first appeared in
western history.
Pamir Mountain Range
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Section 3: The Nomadic Culture of the Mongols
Life on the steppes as described and experienced by Marco Polo as he traveled through the Chaghadai khanate of Central Asia
before skirting the southern edges of the great Taklamakan desert and then the Gobi desert.
Contextualization: the Mongol yurt and camp.
In his memoirs, Marco Polo describes the grasslands with horses and herds of sheep, the mountain passes and deserts of the
region and many details about the traditional nomadic lifestyle; essentially following their herds, the Mongols lived on horseback
and their homes were portable tents made of canvas, wood and felt; their possessions small and few. They traded horses for
locally manufactured goods or food. Marco Polo also describes cultural aspects of their society such as marriage traditions, the
practice of polygamy and the funeral rites for a Great Khan.
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Passage 3: Crossing the Gobi Desert
At that time, to continue the journey through Central Asia, travelers were forced to cross the Gobi Desert, called the Desert
of Lop by Marco Polo (today near the town of Charklik and Lake Lop Nur, which occupies no defined space but mutates
according to the system of rivers that feed it). Marco Polo tells us that it takes a year to cross the Great Desert, that food and
water are very scarce, and that intrepid travelers lose their way because of hallucinations and evil spirits that come in the night.
After crossing the Gobi, in the Tangut province, Marco Polo describes his encounter with another remarkable substance:
asbestos and cloth that was cleaned by throwing it into fire..
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Section 4: Cathay, Kingdom of Kublai Khan
In May 1275, more than 3 years since their departure and 5,600 miles later, the travelers were welcomed by the Great
Khan in China where he had made Chambulac or Khanbalig (‘city of the Khan’) (now Beijing) his capital and created
a new dynasty in the Chinese tradition, the Yuan dynasty. Marco Polo, a gifted linguist became a favorite of the Great
Khan and for 17 years was appointed to high posts or sent on special missions in China, Burma, India.
Marco Polo was truly impressed by many things he encountered in China, particularly the magnificent capital and
summer palace that he describes in detail as “the greatest palace that ever was”. He was also impressed by other
phenomenon new to him, unknown in the western world at that time, particularly paper currency that substituted for
gold and silver and the Imperial post. He was also impressed by the discovery of both porcelain and gunpowder, already
widely used for wondrous displays of fireworks.
Buddha (perhaps Amitayus)
1279 – 1368
Gold Leaf
By 1292, the Kubilai Khan was an old man and the Polos were concerned about their safety and welfare should he
die, but he continued to deny them permission to leave until the opportunity arose to escort the Princess Kokijin to
Persia to marry Prince Arghun.
China (Song Dynasty)
Arhat
XIII Century
Golden Bronze
China (Yuan Dinasty)
Seal
1279 – 1368
Bronze
Carafe (Phoenix Head Shape)
960 – 1279
Porcelain with Light Blue Glaze
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Passage 4: The Journey Home
The travelers left by Chinese ship from the port of Quanzhou and the journey home took 2 years. On the way, they stopped
along the coastlines of Vietnam, Malaysia, the islands of Sumatra, Sri Lanka, and then followed the coast of India through the
Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf. Marco Polo did not provide great deal about the sea journey, but some 600 passengers and
crew died.
His memoirs do describe the local customs, Hindu and Buddhist religious beliefs, and the products that he encountered. In
the Venetian tradition, the Polos were first and foremost traders. He also describes in great detail exotic animals that were
unknown at that time in Western Europe.
Off the coast of Java, Marco Polo describes seeing a unicorn; at the time still a plausible concept in keeping with Medieval
beliefs in fantastic animals: “Here they have wild elephants and unicorns that are not a lot smaller than elephants; they have the
hide of buffalo and feet like elephants, in the middle of the snout they have a huge black horn … The head is like the wild boar,
and is almost always inclined towards the ground…” Interpreters of Marco Polo’s book believe he was actually describing a
rhinoceros, an animal unknown to him or in Europe at the time.
After crossing Persia, the Polos traversed the Byzantine Empire to Trebizond on the Black Sea where they then sailed to
Constaninople and on to Venice.
Alssandro Longhi da Pietro
The Rihnoceros
XVIII Century
Engraving
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Retrospective, The Many Legends of Marco Polo
On his deathbed at the age of 70 in 1324, Marco Polo declared: “I have only told half of what I saw.” Some
skeptics still question his authenticity and suspect that he never went to China at all. His Travels do not
mention the Great Wall, the binding of women’s feet or tea; his name does not appear in the Annals of the
Empire (Yuan Shih) that recorded the names of foreign visitors. On the other hand, according to his last
will and testament, Marco Polo did not possess an enormous fortune, but he did possess objects and cloths
exactly like those mentioned in his book, including the “golden tablet of command” that had been given to
him by the Great Khan.
Recent excavations directed by Dr. Luigi Fozzati, Soprintendente, of the Soprintendenza Archaeologica del
Friuli,Venezia, Giulia have brought forth new and surprising testimony to the legend of Marco Polo, recovering
various fragments and objects of Chinese origin in Venetian foundations believed to have been the home of
Marco Polo. Documentation, photographs, film and artifacts recount this final chapter in the “tales” of Marco
Polo, further testimony to his “incredible” journey.
Geographers at the time gave little recognition to the stories of Marco Polo although some of the information
in his book was incorporated into the Catalan World Map of 1375. Both Henry the Navigator and Christopher
Columbus were interested in the Travels of Marco Polo; in fact, a copy was among the belongings of Columbus.
To later generations of navigators, his system of measuring distances by days’ journey proved remarkably
reliable.
The Legend of Marco Polo
Whether true or not, Marco Polo is certainly a legend, a larger than life figure that has become a symbol and
synonym for travel. For centuries, his image has been represented in many ways - in paintings, books, films,
animated cartoons, plastic figurines, paper money and even, postage stamps. Perhaps his own words are the
best conclusion:
“I believe it was God’s will that we should come back, so that men might know the things that are in the
world, since, …. No other man, Christian or Saracen, Mongol or pagan, has explored so much of the world as
Messer Marco, son of Messer Niccolo Polo, grand and noble citizen of the city of Venice.”
Marco Polo was buried in 1324 in the Church of San Lorenzo, city of Venice.
Oriental Manufacture
Cast of the God, Worshiped in the Temple of Genius, with the Effigy of Marco Polo
XIX Century
Carved and Painted Wood
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General Layout: Example for the venue in Finland
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View of Proposed Exhibition Design
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Proposed Style of Graphic Design
List
of works
SECTION 1. WHO WAS MARCO POLO? INTRODUCTION IN TIME & PLACE
Manufacture from Veneto
Grosso (coin/medalion) of Pietro Gradenigo
Domenico Imberbi
Marco Polo veneziano, Delle Meraviglie del mondo per lui vedute…
museum
date
museum
Biblioteca del Museo Correr, Venice
date
1289
misures
1611
misures
technique
Silver
technique
Book
Manufacture from Veneto
Small Denaro (coin) of Pietro Contarini
Dala Giuseppe
Portrait of Marco Polo
museum
date
museum
date
1275
misures
XIX century
misures
technique
22x18
Silver
technique
Engraving
Unknown craftsman
Clessidra
SECTION II: VENICE IN 1271
museum
Lazzaro Bastiani
date
Portrait of the Doge Michele Steno and Antonio Venier
misures
22x7x7
museum
technique
date
Brass and glass
XV century
misures
97x105 cm
technique
Oil on wood
Unknown craftsman
Bussola
museum
Venetian Manufacture
date
Lion of San Marco, symbol of Venice, in style "moleca" in square Gothic frame
misures
7,7 diameter
museum
technique
date
Brass and glass
End of the XIII century
misures
44x42 cm
technique
Stone of Istria
Unknown craftsman
Bussola
museum
Giovanni Albico
date
Zecchino (coin) of Doge Giovanni Dandolo
misures
museum
date
1284
misures
technique
Gold
technique
Brass and glass
Mocetto Girolamo
Ship Model of “galley”
Adoration of the Three Magi
museum
Museo Storico Navale, Venice
museum
date
date
misures
Second half of the XV/ first half of XVI century
misures
230x45x155h cm
69x45 cm
technique
technique
Wood
Oil on wood, glued to backboard
Ortelius Abraham and Bertelli Donato
Bassano’s School
Map: ASIAE ORBIS ARTIUM MAXIMAE NOVA DESCRIPTIO...
Noah’s Ark
museum
museum
date
date
XVI century
misures
End of XVI century
misures
40x30
120x168 cm
technique
technique
Engraving
Oil on canvas
Giovanni Xenodocos da Corfù
Iran
Portolano
Starshape Tile with dragon
museum
date
museum
Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale, Rome
End of the XV century - First half of the XVI century
misures
date
XIII-XIV century
misures
21x21 cm
technique
technique
Map (pergamena)
Pottery (lajvardina tecnique)
SECTION III: MIDDLE EAST, CROSSING PERSIA
Iran
Starshape Tile with Elephant and Phoenix
Ippolito Caffi
View of Jerusalem: Tomb of the Kings
museum
date
XIII-XIV century
museum
Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna, Venice
misures
date
1844
21x21cm
misures
technique
24x32 cm
Pottery “a lustro”
technique
Oil on cardboard
Iran
Tile with Star Shape and Decoration with Hares
Ippolito Caffi
View of Jerusalem from Mount Oliveto
museum
museum
Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna, Venice
date
End of the XIII - beginning of the XIV Century
date
1844
misures
misures
technique
35x47,5 cm
technique
Oil on thin cardboard
21 cm
Pottery
Iran - Anatolia
Iran
Candlestick (1/2)
Bowl with vegetable and epigraphic decorations
museum
date
museum
XIII - XIV century
misures
date
XIII - XV Century
misures
h. cm 21,2, diam. max. cm 19
technique
h 6,7 cm, diameter 22 cm
technique
Bass with carved decorations and silver ageminatura
Pottery painted “a lustro”
Iran - Anatolia
Iran
Candlestick (2/2)
Jug
museum
date
museum
XIII - XIV century
misures
date
XIII century
misures
h. cm 21,2, diam. max. cm 19
technique
h 28,8 cm
technique
Bass with carved decorations and silver ageminatura
Glazed Pottery
Iran
Iran
Small Box
Bowl with soldiers, dancers and musicians
museum
museum
date
XIII Century
date
XIII - XIV century
misures
misures
12,5x16,5x11,9 cm
Diam. bocca cm 19
technique
Brass and Silver
h. cm 12
technique
Brass, gold and silver
Iran - Afghanistan (Khorasan)
Iran
Mortar
Glazed pottery with figures of men
museum
museum
date
XIII Century
date
misures
XII -XIII century
misures
h 13 cm, diameter (mouth) 14 cm
diam. 18,3 h. 8,9
technique
technique
Bronze
Glazed Pottery
Iran
Iran
Bowl with epigraphic decoration
Glazed pottery with animal and flower patterns
museum
date
XIII Century
misures
h 6,7 cm, diameter 16 cm
technique
Pottery, painted “a lustro blu”
museum
date
XIV century
misures
diam. 21,1
technique
Glazed pottery
Afghanistan
Fragment of plate
Silver bowl for rituals
museum
museum
Private Collection, Pistoia
date
date
XII - XIII century
misures
misures
lung. cm16,5 spess. cm 4,5
technique
h 5 cm, diameter 9 cm
technique
Carved marble
Afghanistan
Quadrangular tile with pears on the border and figure of a quadruped in the centre
Cups
museum
museum
date
date
XII - XIII century
misures
misures
cm. 13,2x13
technique
h 6cm, diameter 12 cm
technique
Glazed pottery with relief panting
Afghanistan
Quadrangular tile with pears on the border and figure of a quadruped in the centre
Wolf Fur
museum
museum
date
date
XII - XIII century
misures
misures
cm. 12,2x10,2
technique
92x145 cm, 140x140 cm
technique
Glazed pottery with relief panting
SECTION IV: CROSSING THE PAMIRS: THE NOMADIC CULTURE OF THE MONGOLS
Mongolian Bridle
Male head covering
museum
date
museum
misures
date
25 cm ca. ( lenght)
misures
technique
technique
Desert with yurt, Ritual with mask, Man on a horse
Female head covering for woman
museum
museum
date
date
misures
33x30 cm
misures
technique
technique
Three small watercolours
China
Bracelet with turtles
Silk fabric
museum
museum
Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo, Venice
date
date
misures
misures
14 cm (total lenght)
technique
technique
China
Traditional Clothe in miniature
Silk fabrics
museum
museum
date
date
misures
misures
h 29 cm ca. (the clothe)
technique
technique
Fabric
China
Armor
Silk fabric
museum
museum
date
date
misures
misures
h. 72 cm ca., 94 cm ca. (width)
technique
technique
Wood and Rope
SECTION V: CATHAY, KINGDOM OF KUBLAI KHAN
China
Silk fabrics
Oriental fabric
museum
museum
date
date
misures
misures
technique
technique
Coin
China
Damask fabric
museum
museum
date
date
960 - 1279
misures
diam. 2,5 cm
misures
technique
Copper and brass
technique
China (Yuan Dynasty)
Buddha (perhaps Amitayus)
Bowl
museum
museum
date
date
1279 - 1368
misures
960 - 1279
misures
h 7,1 cm
17,5 diameter
technique
technique
Gold leaf
Porcelain
Arhat
Carafe (Phoenix head shape)
museum
museum
date
date
XIII century
misures
960 - 1279
misures
h 18 cm, diam. 2 cm
h. 30,4 cm, daim. 14,1 cm, diam. base 8,3 cm
technique
technique
Golden bronze statue
Porcelain with light blue glaze
Seal
Vase
museum
museum
date
1279 - 1368
date
misures
1279 - 1368
misures
h 1,7x 1,9 cm
h 20,6, diam. 12,9 cm
technique
technique
Bronze
Glazed pottery
China (Yuan Dinasty or Ming Dinasty)
Hilt
Cèladon
museum
museum
date
XIV - XV Century
date
misures
8,2x5,8
1279 - 1368
misures
technique
43,5x22 cm
technique
Jade
Pot with grès
Bowl
museum
date
960 - 1279
misures
diam. 17,5 cm
Bowl with flying phoenixes
decorations
museum
date
960 - 1279
misures
technique
Porcelain with gold and light blue glaze
technique
Porcelain with glaze
China (Song Dinasty or Yuan Dinasty)
Conical bowl
Perfumes Burning
museum
date
museum
960 - 1279
misures
date
XI - XIV Century
misures
h 9 cm diam.18,8cm , diam. base 6,4 cm
7,5h cm, diameter 9 cm
technique
technique
Grès
Porcelain
China (Song Dinasty or Yuan Dinasty)
Carafe
Mirror
museum
date
museum
960 - 1279
misures
date
XIII Century
misures
h. 13,3 cm, diam. 9,8 cm
12cm diameter
technique
technique
Glazed pottery
Bronze
China
China
Bowl for tea
Small Vase
museum
date
museum
Procuratoria di San Marco, Venice
XIV century
misures
date
X Century
misures
h 6,2 cm, daim. 10,4 cm
h12,1 cm, max diameter 8,3 cm
technique
technique
Porcelain with green glaze
Porcelain
Box
Model of Chinese “junk” of the high Yang-tze Kiang
museum
museum
date
date
960 - 1279
misures
misures
h.6 cm, diam. 9,5 cm, diam. base 5,5 cm
65x20x76h cm
technique
technique
Porcelain with glaze and stamp
Mirror
Model of Double stern “junk”, called Ko Tang
museum
date
1279 - 1368
museum
date
misures
8,8 diameter
technique
Bronze
misures
170x33x30h cm
technique
PASSAGE: THE JOURNEY HOME: SOUTHEAST ASIA AND INDIA
Oriental manufacture
Cast of the God, Worshiped in the Temple of Geniuses of Canton, with Effigy of Marco Polo
Islamic India
Coins
museum
museum
date
1206 - 1215
misures
date
XIX Century
misures
120x70x51 (without platform)
technique
Carved and painted wood
technique
Gold
India
Dinar of Firuz Shah, Sultan of Delhi
museum
date
XIV century
misures
technique
Gold
Alessandro Longhi da Pietro
The Rhinoceros
museum
date
XVIII century
misures
40x45
technique
Engraving
SECTION VI: THE MANY LEGENDS OF MARCO POLO
Melchiorre Sessa
Marco Polo da Veniesia de le maravegliose cose del Mondo
museum
date
1508
misures
technique
Book
Naratovich
I viaggi di Marco Polo veneziano”, translated per la prima volta dall’originale francese di Rusticano
di Pisa e corredati d’illustrazioni e di documenti da Vincenzo Lazari pubblicati per cura di Lodovico
museum
date
1847
misures
technique
Book
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