Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand Tapa dura - 2003

Silkworm Books, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Name written on front flyleaf. Dust jacket edgeworn and chipped.

Silkworm Books, Buppha Press. Used - Very Good. 2004. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Quarto. xl & 430 pp. Illustrated. Some shelf wear to dust jacket. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Asian Art).

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Serindia Pubns. New. 2003. Hardcover. 1932476091 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY - 472pp - The art of the Northern kingdoms of Thailand was Buddhist, and the Buddha image was at its core. The purpose of traditional Buddhist art was not to delight the eye or "decorate," but to remind, enlighten, and instruct. For many years art historians considered the sculpture of Northern Thailand, or Lan Na, to be a minor tradition. This volume shows that Lan Na sculpture is an enormous body of work beginning with the Mon-Hariphunchai period of the eleventh century, through the Classic period of Lan Na’s Golden Age in the fifteenth century, up until Lan Na’s integration into the rest of Thailand. It is a tradition of surprising diversity positioned alongside the other great Southeast Asian art traditions - the Dvaravati and Sukhothai in Thailand,… Leer más