Item Number: 107844 Title: Wisdom Embodied : Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Author: Patry Leidy, Denise ; Donna Strahan Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780300155211 Description: New Haven: Yale University Press, published in association with the Metropolitian Museum of Art, 2010. 31cm., hardcover, 256pp., 227 color, 168 b&w illus. Publisher's summary : The Metropolitan Museum’s collection of Chinese Buddhist and Daoist sculpture is the largest in the Western world. In this lavish, comprehensive volume, archaeological discoveries and scientific testing and analysis serve as the basis for a reassessment of 120 works ranging in date from the 4th to the 19th century, many of them previously unpublished. In addition to detailed discussions of fifty masterpieces—a heterogeneous group including portable shrines carved in wood, elegant bronze icons, monumental stone representations of the Buddha, colorful glazed-ceramic figures, and more—the catalogue presents a groundbreaking study of the methods used in crafting the sculptures. An introductory essay provides an indispensable overview of Buddhist iconography and explores the fascinating dialogue between Indian and Chinese culture that underlies the transmission of Buddhism into China. We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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