Description
Book SynopsisFocuses on the sixteenth-century wall paintings in a Buddhist temple in the Tibetan cultural zone of northwest India. This illustrated study traces the devotional, political, and artistic histories that have influenced the paintings' production and reception over the centuries of their use.
Trade ReviewA forceful study on the specificity of Gyapagpa's painting.
* South Asia Research *
Emphasizing the visual as primary evidence in the study of history, especially religious history, Kerin moves Buddhist art from the arena of museum displays, art markets, and aesthetics to the arena of dynamic interdisciplinary discourse, thus reaffirming the significance of in situ study. . . . Recommended.
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Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Technical Notes
Introduction
1. Nako's Socio-Political History and Artistic Heritage
2. Forgetting to Remember: Gyapagpa Temple's Shifting Identity
3. Mapping Drigung Activity in Nako and the Western Himalaya
4. Gyapagpa's Painting Style and its Antecendents
5. Origin and Meaning of a Renascent Painting Tradition
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
