Visualizing Dunhuang: Seeing, Studying, and Conserving the Caves

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Visualizing Dunhuang: Seeing, Studying, and Conserving the Caves
Authors and Contributors      Contributions by Shengliang Zhao
Contributions by Cary Y. Liu
Contributions by Neville Agnew
Contributions by Richard K. Kent
Contributions by Jerome Silbergeld
SeriesPublications of the Tang Center for East Asian Art, Princeton University
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 292,Width 210
Category/GenreOriental art
History of architecture
Archaeology
Archaeology by period and region
History of religion
Buddhism
ISBN/Barcode 9780691208169
ClassificationsDewey:704.948943095145
Audience
General
Illustrations 101 color + 178 tritone + 13 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 1 June 2021
Publication Country United States

Description

A beautifully illustrated study of the caves at Dunhuang, exploring how this important Buddhist site has been visualized from its creation to today Situated at the crossroads of the northern and southern routes of the ancient silk routes in western China, Dunhuang is one of the richest Buddhist sites in the world, with more than 500 richly decor

Author Biography

Dora C. Y. Ching is associate director of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art at Princeton University.

Reviews

"[Visualizing Dunhuang] is a monumental contribution that furthers our understanding of significant developments taking place in early Buddhist doctrine, art, and architecture, as seen through the Los's lenses."---Julie Hirsch, Tricycle Magazine "It's big, it's heavy, and it's beautiful. Dora Ching. . .has created a book that will surely become the volume to have if you are interested in Buddhist art from China or the history of photography. . . . The photographs of the Los beautifully complement the excellent essays in the book, and through them readers can enter into an almost magical world with some of the best tour-guides to accompany them."---John Butler, Asian Review of Books