Wisdom and compassion : the sacred art of Tibet

Name/Title

Wisdom and compassion : the sacred art of Tibet

Entry/Object ID

N8193.T5.R47

Description

Published on the occasion of...an exhibition organized by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in conjunction with Tibet House, New York. Illustrates, explains and celebrates 241 examples of Tibetan sacred art of the 9th-12th centuries. The authors discuss the religious meaning and use of tangkas, Buddhist iconography and the aesthetics of tangka paintings, sculpture and mandalas.

Collection

Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

art--tibet, buddhist art, cora ginsburg

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Marylin M. Rhie, Robert A.F. Thurman

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams

Place Published

City

New York, NY

Date Published

1991

Call No.

N8193.T5.R47

ISBN

810939576, 9780810939578

LCCN

90046899

Notes

Length: 406

General Notes

Note

From the collection of Cora Ginsburg.