Screen LibraryCave temples of Dunhuang : Buddhist art on China's Silk road /
"The Mogao grottoes in northwestern China, located near the town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. Preserved in some five hundred caves carved into rock cliffs at the edge of the Gobi Desert are one thousand years of...
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The Getty Conservation Institute,
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| Publisher Address: | Los Angeles : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The Mogao grottoes in northwestern China, located near the town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world's most significant sites of Buddhist art. Preserved in some five hundred caves carved into rock cliffs at the edge of the Gobi Desert are one thousand years of exquisite wall paintings and sculpture. Founded by Buddhist monks in the late fourth century, Mogao grew into an artistic and spiritual center whose renown extended from the Chinese capital to the far western kingdoms of the Silk Road. Among its treasures are 45,000 square meters of murals, more than 2,000 |
| Item Description: | Published on the occasion of an exhibition sponsored by the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the Dunhuang Academy and held at the Getty Center in Los Angeles from May 7 to September 4, 2016. |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 292 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-284) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781606064894 (hardcover) : 1606064894 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | N8193 |
| CLC: |
K879.21 J196.2 |
| Call Number: | J196.2/C378 |
| Contents: | Foreword / Timothy P. Whalen and Thomas Gaehtgens -- The Dunhuang cave temples at Mogao / Neville Agnew and Marcia Reed -- The Buddhist cave temples of Dunhuang: art, spirituality, cultural heritage / Hsueh-Man Shen and Mimi Gardner Gates -- The architecture and art of the Dunhuang caves / Fan Jinshi and Zhao Shengliang -- Dunhuang and its network of patronage and trade / Susan Whitfield -- Dunhuang studies: a historical overview of scholarly research / Zhao Shengliang -- Dusting off Dunhuang: a history of travelers on the Central Asian "silk roads" / David Brafman -- Wall painting replicati |