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Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal from the Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Collection and the Stella Kramrisch Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Exhibition at The Philadelphia Museum of Art December 12, 2009 to July 25, 2010
Mason, Darielle
This first book-length study on kanthas published outside of South Asia focuses on two premier collections, one assembled by the legendary historian of Indian art, Dr. Stella Kramrisch, the other by Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz, leading proponents of self-taught art. Created from worn-out ...
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In Iris Fields: Remembrances and Poetry of Abbess Kasanoin Jikun
Translated by Janine Beichman and Beth Cary
Ruch, Barbara & Michiyo, Katsura
In Iris Fields is a compilation of essays and poems by an extraordinary woman of aristocratic lineage, Abbess Kasanoin Jikun (1910-2006), who shares her childhood memories, her nunhood, her passion for poetry, and delectable tales of her remarkable friends and relations, from court to ...
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中国佛教寺庙宝藏-弥靡之音
许志平
The Boundless Wisdom of Buddhism: Treasures from Chinese Buddhist Temples
Hsu, James
A study of Buddhist temple art reflecting the early origins of religious art in paintings and sculpture. Fully illustrated with numerous examples from the Song and Ming Dynasties, this bilingual (Chinese and English) volume is divided into the following ...
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Art of the Korean Renaissance, 1400 - 1600
Exhibition March 17 - June 21, 2009
Lee, Soyoung
This notable catalogue—the first English-language publication on the subject—highlights the art of the early period (1392–1592) of Korea’s revolutionary Joseon dynasty. The Joseon rulers replaced the Buddhist establishment and re-created a Korean society informed on every level by ...
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Mandala: Sacred Circle in Tibetan Buddhism
Brauen, Martin
Tantric Buddhism views the mandala as an allegory and symbol of man's relationship with the cosmos and uses it in meditation that is to lead to enlightenment. Numerous digital models of the mandala describe it structurally and elucidate this complex form of Tantric practice in understandable ...
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The Japanese Tea Garden
Keane, Marc Peter
Almost every Japanese garden is influenced by the tea garden. Marc Peter Keane describes the history, design, and aesthetics of tea gardens, from T’ang China to the present day, with over one hundred stunning photographs, floor plans, and illustrations. The most extensive book on this genre ...
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