Mural Art - Studies in Paintings in Asia is a collection of 10 articles by the best scholars on murals in Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Burma, Thailand and Mongolia - from the 5th to the 18th century. Covering diverse issues including preservation and digital reconstruction of lost murals, this important new book provides information with challenging perspectives based on the latest findings and research. It also reveals murals never before published, recently rediscovered and endangered. This unique publication on murals in Asia counts as a precious testimony of a fragile and inspiring heritage.
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Höhe: 312 mm
Breite: 245 mm
Dicke: 27 mm
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978-616-7339-96-2 (9786167339962)
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FOREWORD 15
PREFACE 16
AFGHANISTAN
Parinirva?a Scenes in Bamiyan Murals: Transformation of Gandharan Art 18
in Central Asia Akira MIYAJI
The Origins of the Earliest Buddhist Murals in Bamiyan Shumpei IWAI 42
XINJIANG
Digital Reconstruction of the Mural Panels from Temple no. 15 at Bezeklik, Xinjiang 58
Uyghur Autonomous Region of China Yoshihiro OKADA and Takashi IRISAWA
TIBET
Mural Conservation in Tibet 1995-2007: Grathang, Shalu and Lukhang 86
Conservation Projects Amy HELLER
Late 13th Century Wall Paintings of Pang gra phug, a Cave in West Tibet. Iconography, 98
Style and Similarities to the Luri Stupa in Mustang Helmut F. and Heidi A. NEUMANN
Inscriptions, Captions and Murals of the Buddha-vita in Pang gra phug 120
(mNga' ris, Western Tibet) Kurt TROPPER
MYANMAR
The Story of the Buddha's Eyetooth Relics and Its Pagan Reception Lilian HANDLIN 140
Typology of 17th- and 18th-century Gold Murals in Myanmar Cristophe MUNIER-GAILLARD 166
THAILAND
At the Nexus of Power: Chinese Traces in the Heart of Wat Ratchaburana in Ayutthaya 192
Pattaratorn CHIRAPRAVATI
MONGOLIA
Pe har and Oracle Deities in Mongolia: Paintings of the Five Kings in 208
Yeke juu Monastery of Hohhot Isabelle CHARLEUX
INDEX 248
