Buddhist Treasures from Nara

Buddhist Treasures from Nara
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Publisher : Hudson Hills Press
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39076001931166
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Book Synopsis Buddhist Treasures from Nara by : Michael R. Cunningham

Download or read book Buddhist Treasures from Nara written by Michael R. Cunningham and published by Hudson Hills Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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