Hakuho Sculpture

by Donald F. McCallum

Hakuho Sculpture is the first book in any language devoted entirely to Japanese sculpture of the Hakuho period (c. 650-710 CE). It focuses on the stylistic development and aesthetic qualities of Buddhist imagery through a careful study of gilt-bronze Buddhist icons from one of the most creative periods of Japanese Buddhist art. This close analysis of practically all extant Hakuho images reveals much about the creative activities of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295991305
• ISBN13: 9780295991306
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 10.0"