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| Genre/Form: | Catalogs |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Denise Patry Leidy; Donna K Strahan; Lawrence Becker; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); et al |
| ISBN: | 9781588393999 1588393992 9780300155211 0300155212 |
| OCLC Number: | 601348027 |
| Description: | vii, 248 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 32 cm. |
| Contents: | Acknowledgments / Denise Patry Leidy and Donna Strahan -- Foreword / Thomas P. Campbell -- Buddhism and Buddhist sculpture in China : a brief overview / Denise Patry Leidy -- Creating sacred images of the Buddha : a technical perspective / Donna Strahan -- Collection highlights / Denise Patry Leidy and Donna Strahan -- Additional works in the collection -- The issue of the Trubner Stele / Denise Patry Leidy -- Technical study of two Northern Wei altarpieces dedicated to the Buddha Maitreya / Lawrence Becker -- Compositional analysis of metal sculpture in the collection / Mark T. Wypyski -- Polychrome decoration on Chinese sculpture / Donna Strahan, Adriana Rizzo, Won Yee Ng, and Arianna Gambirasi -- Analysis of wood species in the collection / Mechtild Mertz and Takao Itoh. |
| Series Title: | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Responsibility: | Denise Patry Leidy and Donna Strahan ; with contributions by Lawrence Becker ... [et al.]. |
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"A stunningly illustrated study of 50 of the most significant Chinese Buddhist sculptures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this book is more than a mere catalogue. . . . Highly recommended."--D.K./i>--D.K. Haworth "Choice " Read more...
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