1993. 9 x 11.75", 110 pp., fully Illustrated, most in color, text in Japanese with brief English captions, paper, d.j., Tokyo, 1993. (o.p.; English description of Ryokan Ara on front d.j. flap, text near fine). More about 慈しみと悲しみの仏たち<br>Buddhas of Compassion

Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co. 9 x 12", 79 pp., profusely illustrated with color plates, text in Japanese, stiff boards, d.j., Osaka, 1995. (o.p.; sl wear to d.j., sl bump upper front cover corner, near fine). Introduction to inner sanctuary of Horyuji Temple including textiles of Yonki Shishishu Monnishiki. More about 法隆寺金堂&聖霊院内陣と四騎獅子狩文錦<br>Horyuji Kindo & Seireiin...

Weatherhill, Inc. 8.25 x 11.25", 280 pp., 253 color illustrations, cloth, d.j., New York, 2003. Enshrouded in the high vaults of the temples of Pagan, these treasures give us a glimpse of the splendor of the Buddhist world of Southeast Asia from the 11th to the 14th century, providing evidence... More about The Buddhist Murals of Pagan: Timeless Vistas of the Cosmos

University of Washington Press. 7 x 10.25", x, 214 pp., 116 illustrations, notes, glossary, bibliography, index, cloth, d.j., Seattle, 2011. Secrets of the Sacred illuminates the role of icons and relics in Buddhist writing and practice, with particular attention to the transformation of inanimate material images into potent icons animated... More about Secrets of the Sacred: Empowering Buddhist Images in Clear, in Code, and in Cache

FormAsia. 4 x 7.25", 119 pp., fully illustrated in color, cloth, d.j., Hong Kong, 2004. No memorials throughout history have towered higher than the many monuments to Buddha scattered across Asia. The serene form and countenance of these gentle giants represent the attainment of all we seek to be. We... More about The Buddha in Life and Art

International Academy of Indian Culture. 12.25 x 14.5", 7 page text plus 100 full size woodcut illustrations, rice paper texture endpapers, yellow cloth, New Delhi, 1973. (o.p.;scarce, sl bumped corners/bottom spine of text, light soiling to cover edges, text vvg to near fine) **Due to its size and weight, the... More about Buddha in Chinese Woodcuts

Silkworm Books. 5.75 x 8", 298 pp., more than 150 color illustrations, glossary, notes, bibliography, index, paper, Bangkok, 2004. Over 150 color photographs from temples, museums, historical sites, and private collections enhance this attractive survey of the Buddhist art of India, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka... More about Buddhist Art: An Illustrated Introduction

Shambhala. 6,25 x 7.5", unpaged in accordian style format, illustrated in color, boards, Boston, 2002. (o.p.; near fine). The Buddha Scroll contains a 36 foot long full color reproduction of an exquisite Qing dynasty (eighteenth century) Chinese Buddhist scroll. Also included is a foldout key to the more than 600... More about The Buddha Scroll

7 x 11", 2 Vols., Vol. I: viii, 376 pp., 31 plates, footnotes; Vol. II: 432 pp., plates 32 to 59, footnotes, folded map of Indo China, text in French, paper, Hanoi, 1925. (o.p.; sl weak spine, some wear to top/bottom spine, several water stain marks on Vol. I cover... More about Etudes Asiatiques: A L'occasion du Vingt-cinquieme Anniversaire de L'ecole Francaise...

Shanghai Renmin 上海人民出版社. 5.5 x 8", 975 pp, 16 color plates, text in Chinese, paper, Shanghai, 1994. (o.p.; some wear to spine/corners). More about 中国寺庙文化<br>Zhongguo Simiao Wenhua