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Research on early Chinese lacquer Buddhas: proceedings of the sixth Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art

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The practice of using lacquer to form Buddhist sculptures dates back several hundred years with the earliest known sculpture associated with the late sixth-century Sui dynasty (581-618 CE) shortly after Buddhism came to China. Very few of the often life-size or larger sculptures remain. For the first time in this volume, Buddhist lacquer sculptures and their place in Buddhist practice are discussed holistically by scholars from a range of disciplines. Research on scientific, art historical and historical aspects of the sculptures opens a window into the sculptural lacquer techniques used in their creation.These proceedings, and their companion symposium, coincided with the exhibition, Secrets of the Lacquer Buddha. This is the sixth in an ongoing series of publications of Forbes symposia proceedings. All six volumes are published by Archetype Publications in association with the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution. - Verlagsangaben

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    London: Archetype Publications, 2023

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    • 9781909492943
    • 1909492949

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    Foreword Acknowledgments List of Contributors Introduction Lacquer and Buddhist Sculpture in East Asia, Sixth-Eighth Centuries Denise Patry LEIDY Plates Exploring the Techniques of Early Chinese Lacquer Buddhas Donna STRAHAN Lacquer Analysis of Five Buddhist Sculptures Blythe MCCARTHY Highlights of Chinese Lacquer Research at the Getty Michael R. SCHILLING, Arlen HEGINBOTHAM, Julie CHANG, and Jessica CHASEN Chinese Texts on the Fabrication of Jiazhu Sculpture Julie CHANG Sculptures by Anige and Liu Yuan at the Yuan Court Anning JING Lacquered Bodies: Whole-Body Śarīra as Relic and Image Justin R. RITZINGER Body Relics in Tibetan and Mongolian Traditions Chandra REEDY Lacquer Sculptures in Japan: The Latest Scientific Report about the Seated Senju Kannon Bosatsu of Fujiidera Mai SARAI Chinese Chronology, Warring States Period through the Republic of China

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