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CHINESE CERAMICS

AND THE ART OF

THE LEIBER HANDBAG

͚స⨤க: LEIBER ᝸࠲㬊㶀͸ ㍳᫜

No other name is more synonymous with the minaudière than ᣽ࣷⅡᮣ᝸᣽࠲喑♎ϧ̺ᰰ㖜ᘠݝ Judith Leiber
Judith Leiber. Known for her artful, elegant and charming hand-
৮❹ȡJudith Leiber 䦟␬Ⅱᮣ䵳ㆿ⮱䛾ᆙ䈗᝸
bag designs, her crystal-embellished minaudières have become
icons in the world of fashion and design. Since setting up her ᣽ ࠲ В ڣ ჹ ᰶ 㬊 㶀 ᕔ ⮱喑ٗ 䯲 䔤 ϧ ⮱ 㽚 㼵 㦄
own handbag company in 1963, her bags have been sought after ⽞喑Ϙ䂪᭯ᅇ㽚㼵వȡ㜗ᓋ1963Ꭱ㾟৮❹ޢᐧВ
by socialites, celebrities and First Ladies alike, and to this day ҳ喑Judith Leiber᝸࠲ᐐऄऺ࿈ᬻᭌ䔪ᢔ喑䕐ᩬ
are familiar fixtures on the red carpet. Including jeweled, shaped
⩹す̭๘ϧԾΌ̺Ҹใ喑㜠ϷϺ᭜ऱ๔㈲ౝℜ
minaudières, minimalist evening clutches, and colorfully pat-
terned purses, Judith Leiber’s repertoire of designs ranges from حᐼ⤫ൡ⮱፥჏ȡᓋ䕍ಸݒ㌨⮱Ⅱᮣ᝸᣽࠲喑ݝ
the elegantly understated to the whimsically wonderful. 㽚㼵ㅎ㈱⮱ᮇს࠲喑ںݝ㞟ᒖᬻϛ㈸ὐ䅽ჹ⮱䡏
Many of these original handbags are exhibited next to Gerson ๫喑Judith Leiber ⮱᝸࠲㽚㼵㾛䛸γᓋѻ㿬ຏ㤜
Leiber’s vibrant abstract expressionist paintings in the Leiber ݝ⪝ᘠ๖䪸⮱̭ܴჇ㓖ȡ
Collection—an elegant, specially built Renaissance and Palladi-
an-inspired building in East Hampton. The couple’s Chinese art 䕆ψ࣌ޢ᝸࠲㜴 Gerson Leiber 僛≨⮱៪䆎㶕
collection is displayed amongst their personal artistic creations, ⤫ͨ㓖⇦⪘̭Ң䮠ౕ݄Ѻ᫩Პ⑏ᮛ䵀⮱Leiber
and the presence of Chinese art in Judith Leiber’s designs is pal-
ࢇ➖乕喑䕆᭜̭Ḍ㽚㼵ڥ䯲⮱喑ݨᘼ䖢ᓗ᪴㬊ᓖ
pable when comparing the two. A minaudière in the form of a
Buddhist lion, an embroidered floral purse reminiscent of textiles 㜵᭯᱌ࣷፂ៶㦯ດ䷕ᵩ⮱ᐧヶȡᄺ℁ࢇ➖乕͚ᆂ
stitched in Peking knot, a clutch shaped like a ‘boy’ pillow, a ⹧⮱͚స⨤க㫼৮喑ႰԾᄺ㾟๘ྒྷ⮱㬊㶀ޢ҉হ
bamboo-handled bag echoing a picnic box (tihe)—these are just 㽚㼵⮱ᒞ䴬䶜㔹ᭀ㺸ȡᓋ҈⡲䕍ಸ⮱᝸᣽࠲喑ݝ
some of the Chinese-inspired elements one discerns. Perhaps it
὎Ь͚స㟞ࡶݧ㎎⮱䡏๫喑ݝВ႖ٿ᳂◧䕍ಸ⮱
is not so surprising, considering that the Leibers have lived with
their art throughout their life. Their collection was not only con- ᮇს࠲喑ںݝ䙺В〦㥶᣽᝸㽚㼵⮱ЬⱌȪ᣽⯿ȫ
nected to their home through a serene sculpture garden, many ᝸࠲喑䕆ψ㽚㼵䘪ᒝ䶜㦄⓰ࣇ⮱͚సٰ㉍ȡ䕆ᝃ
Chinese ceramic and furniture pieces were also proudly dis-
㽞͓̺⼭๴喑⪏「Leiber๘ྒྷ̭䑖ၽ䘪В㬊㶀◧
played in their home.
ѡ喑ЃԾ⮱ѼႲ℄䙝ࢇ➖乕喑͚䫀⩞̭ᏔᎪ䲉⮱
䰂ൾڙి䕐ᣒ喑჏ᐠ㜒ბ㮂㮂䮠㽚㦄ЃԾᑂВ◧
ớ⮱͚స㬊㶀৮ȡ

INSPIRED: CHINESE ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF GERSON AND JUDITH LEIBER 15