Buddhist Treasures from Nara

By Michael R. Cunningham, John M. Rosenfield, Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan

Book Overview

This magnificent volume commemorates a historic exhibition that brought early Buddhist treasures from Japan's ancient capital, mostly from the Nara National Museum, on their first visit to the West. Here are 87 transcendent masterpieces: archaeological finds, paintings, sculpture, crafts, and calligraphy from the seventh through the fourteenth centuries, works that capture Buddhism's yearning for a state of grace and for communion with the divine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940717492
• ISBN13: 9780940717497
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Cleveland Museum of Art Bookstore
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 11.0"