Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum : Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent (Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1)
Editorial Reviews Book Description These lavishly illustrated books are the first and second in a series of three cataloguing the Asian art collection at the Norton Simon Museum. Each work of art is fully illustrated and discussed, and both volumes include substantial introductions that shed light on the aesthetic and metaphysical underpinnings of these masterpieces. Volume 2 concentrates on sculptures and paintings from the Indian states of Jammu, Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the countries of Nepal, Tibet, and China. These works date from the fifth to the twentieth century. The collection's many highlights include Buddhist bronzes from Nepal, folk bronzes from Himachal Pradesh, and thankas and metalwork from Tibet. From the Publisher Published in association with the Norton Simon Art Foundation Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum : Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent (Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1)
Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum : Volume 1: Art from the Indian Subcontinent (Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum, Volume 1),Pratapaditya Pal,Yale University Press,0300099150,1907-1993,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Art collections,Art, Asian,Asian,California,Catalogs,General,Pasadena,Private collections,Simon, Norton,,Art / History / Asian,Simon, Norton
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