Download or read book Portraits of the Masters written by Heather Stoddard and published by Serindia Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oliver Hoare's impressive collection of Tibetan portrait bronzes is presented together with an in-depth history of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The volume contains chapters in Tibetan art, religion, and culture describing the successive schools such as the Nyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, Kadam and Geluk. Color plates of the portrait bronzes of the leaders of the schools are incorporated, accompanied by the stories associated with each leader.

Download or read book Chinese Buddhist Bronzes written by Hugo Munsterberg and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wisdom Embodied written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2010 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art --

Download or read book Himalayan Bronzes written by Chandra L. Reedy and published by Associated University Presse. This book was released on 1997 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Himalayan Bronzes focuses on a complete study of 340 medieval-period copper alloy sculptures from the Himalayan regions of Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Nepal, and Tibet. For more than 1,500 years, artists in isolated valleys in and adjacent to the mountains of the Himalayas have created magnificent copper-based statues representing deities and spiritual leaders of the Hindu, Buddhist and Bon-Po religions. Author Chandra L. Reedy's multidisciplinary approach to the study of these statues integrates methods and techniques from art history, art conservation, geology, chemistry, statistics, archaeology, and ethnography to answer art historical and anthropological questions. Her guiding premise is that gathering and combining several types of information will result in more and better answers than any one type alone.

Download or read book Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand written by Carol Stratton and published by Serindia Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Understanding Japanese Buddhist Sculpture Through Visual Comparison written by Yoshihiro Suzuki and published by Pie International. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beginner's guide to appreciating Buddha statues from a whole new perspective. This is a ground-breaking guide book focusing on how you can receive a stronger impression when appreciating Buddha statues. People tend to look at the sculptures absentmindedly, experiencing the statues as a confirmation of the information they read or heard before. This way of viewing tends to quickly diminish the impression of the art work. But how can we deepen our impression and excitement towards each Buddha statue? This book presents different perspectives and steps to help reader go one step further when appreciating Buddha statues. For example, readers are invited to compare two Buddha statues (the same icon from a different eras), and observing them from all 360 degrees. Comparing the statues like this reveals the subtle differences of style, such as proportion, mass, atmosphere, movement, drapery, posture, modeling, and contour, gradually making readers understand the characteristics and trend of eras and the manner of the carvers. Also, while other guide books tend to focus on academic facts and trivia, this book leans more towards the works' style and beauty. This book is for those who are interested in appreciating Buddha statues but don't know how to, and for those who can feel the magnificence of the wonderful piece of art but don't know how to delve deeper. No special background information is necessary to appreciate Buddha statues. With this new point of view presented by Yoshihiro Suzuki, an honorary member of the Nara National Museum, who now gives lectures in Japan on how to appreciate Buddha statues, readers will be able to see Buddha statues from a whole new perspective and spend a more fulfilling time in museums. Readers will surely be intrigued by the deep world of Buddha statues. This book collects many national treasures and important cultural properties such as the Standing Kongo Riksihi statues in the Nandaimon gate at Todaiji, the Seated Chogen Shonin (Todaiji Temple, Nara), the Standing Mujaku Bosatsu (Asanga Bodhisattva) and Senshin Bosatsu (Vasubandhu Bodhisattva), and the Standing Demons Tentoki and Ryutoki.

Download or read book Buddhist Sculpture written by Youngsook Pak and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Seoul, Korea: Yekyong Pub. Co., c2002.

Download or read book Buddhist Art of Myanmar written by Sylvia Fraser-Lu and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning showcase of exceptional and rare works of Buddhist art, presented to the international community for the first time The practice of Buddhism in Myanmar (Burma) has resulted in the production of dazzling objects since the 5th century. This landmark publication presents the first overview of these magnificent works of art from major museums in Myanmar and collections in the United States, including sculptures, paintings, textiles, and religious implements created for temples and monasteries, or for personal devotion. Many of these pieces have never before been seen outside of Myanmar. Accompanied by brilliant color photography, essays by Sylvia Fraser-Lu, Donald M. Stadtner, and scholars from around the world synthesize the history of Myanmar from the ancient through colonial periods and discuss the critical links between religion, geography, governance, historiography, and artistic production. The authors examine the multiplicity of styles and techniques throughout the country, the ways Buddhist narratives have been conveyed through works of art, and the context in which the diverse objects were used. Certain to be the essential resource on the subject, Buddhist Art of Myanmar illuminates two millennia of rarely seen masterpieces.

Download or read book Great Sculpture of the Far East written by Toshio Nagahiro and published by Reynal Morrow. This book was released on 1979 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Hindu Buddhist Sculpture of Ancient Kashmir and Its Influences written by John Siudmak and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Ancient Kashmir and Its Influences is primarily based on the study of the largely unpublished corpus of sculpture, mostly of stone, in the Sri Pratap Singh Museum in Srinagar, and of other examples in situ elsewhere in the valley. The disparate nature and fragmentary condition of these sculptures as well as their artistic and iconographical influences have for long defied accurate analysis. The method used in the classification of these sculptures is based on close analysis of their style concentrating on recurring features such as facial and physical typology, modelling, dress and ornamentation. Comparisons are made with other examples of Kashmir bronze, ivory and stone sculpture in private and public collections both within India and abroad.

Download or read book Korean Buddhist Sculpture written by Chin Hongsup and published by Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is a translation of the classic primer of the study of the Korean art history that organizes the features of the Buddhist images in terms of time period. Chin Hongsup 秦弘燮 (1918–2010) worked for National Museum of Korea and Bureau of Cultural Property. He also served as a professor at Ewha Womans University and head of its museum. He was one of the noted earlier experts in the field of art history in Korea, also serving the Cultural Heritage Committee at Cultural Heritage Administration. He wrote the Han’guk ui bulsang (Korean Buddhist Sculpture, 1976), the Han’guk ui seokjo misul (Stone Art of Korean, 1995), and the Han’guk Bulgyo misul (Korean Buddhist Art, 1998). He also compiled the Han’guk misulsa jaryo jipseong (Compilation of Primary Sources in Korean Art History, 1987–2003) 9 volumes. This book, a monumental work of Korean Buddhist sculpture, consists of three parts. Part 1, “The Concept of the Buddhist Image,” discusses the types, origin, and form of the Buddhist images. Part 2, “Korean Buddhist Images,” illustrates the styles of Korean Buddhist sculpture, after introducing the transmission of Buddhism and Buddhist sculpture to Korea. Part 3, “Korean Buddhist Sculptures,” explores the features of the Buddhist sculpture in terms of time period, examining diverse examples of the periods of Three Kingdoms, Unified Silla, Goryeo, and Joseon. This book has corrected some of the dates of making with recent research outcomes and replaced black and white photos with color photos.

Download or read book Sculptures of Unified Silla written by Dong-sŏk Kwak and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Praise of Tara written by Martin Willson and published by Wisdom Publications. This book was released on 1992-01-09 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amongst all Buddhist deities, the most dearly loved is the blissful, beautiful, and often mischievous goddess Tara. A bodhisattva, she defied tradition when she attained omniscience in female form. As mother goddess, she embodies the feminine archetype in us all and shares a close kinship with Demeter, Inanna, and the Virgin Mary. And as deity of tantric Buddhism, she acts with lightning speed to aid those in distress and fulfill her supplicants' wishes. For centuries, Tara has inspired some of the most marvelous Buddhist literature ever written. This collection includes a history of the origin of the Tara Tantra, canonical and practice texts, and lyrical praises.

Download or read book Buddhist Bronzes of the Six Dynasties Period written by Hugo Munsterberg and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Iconography of Chinese Buddhism in Traditional China Han to Liao written by H. A. van Oort and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1986 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Burmese Buddhist Sculpture written by Otto Karow and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Offers the reader an admirable survey and description of a sacral art that is yet too little studied, the rich Burmese tradition. Of particular importance in this collection are the pieces forged in the Shan States depicting various incidents in the life of the Buddha as well as the many pieces representing the Buddha in royal attire, herein designated the 'Jambupati'-type. Whether the artifacts displayed are of narrative scenes, single figures, votive stupas, or house temples we have in this collection the full range of craftsmanship expressing, in various 'gradents of quality,' Burmese Buddhist iconographic ideals."--From back cover.

Download or read book Lost Kingdoms Hindu Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia written by Guy, John and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh and exciting exploration of Southeast Asian history from the 5th to 9th century, seen through the lens of the region's sculpture