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Book SynopsisThis volume deals with specific issues related to Tibetan art, ranging from the earliest Buddhist buildings in central, southern and eastern geocultural Tibet up to the artistic traditions flourishing in the 20th century. The papers are arranged following the chronology of the sites or the themes taken into consideration in the first part and logical criteria in the latter part. Illustrated with numerous black-and-white pictures and 32 pages of colour plates, its contents are of special interest to scholars and specialists, while a large part is accessible to non-specialists, too, which makes the book useful also to university students interested in the subject as well as amateurs of Tibetan art.
Table of ContentsPlease note that Cameron David Warner's name is spelled correctly in this table of contents, the contents in the book contains an error. List of Illustrations Erberto Lo Bue—Foreword History Cameron David Warner—a Prolegomenon to the Palladium of Tibet, the Jo bo Śākyamuni André Alexander—Rme ru rnying pa, an Extant Imperial-Period Chapel in Lhasa Christian Luczanits—On the Iconography of Tibetan Scroll Paintings (Thang ka) Dedicated to the Five Tathāgathas Eva Allinger—Thang kas Dedicated to the Vajradhātumaṇḍala. Questions of Stylistic Connections Helmut and HeidI Neumann—The Wall Paintings of the Mgon khang of Lcang Sgang ha Michael Henss—Liberation from the Pain of Evil Destinies: the Giant Appliqué Thang kas (gos sku) at Gyantse (Rgyal rtse dpal ’khor chos sde) Irmgard Mengele—New Discoveries about the Life of Chos dbyings rdo rje, the Tenth Karma pa of Tibet 1606–1674) Gabrielle Yablonski—The Scarcely Known Temple of Maṇi Lhakhang, Dechen County, Central Tibet:a Possible Bka’ gdams pa Foundation? Sarah E. Fraser—Sha bo tshe ring, Zhang Daqian and Sino-Tibetan Cultural Exchange, 1941–1943: Defining Research Methods for A mdo Regional Painting Workshops in the Medieval and Modern Periods 'Minor’ Arts, Iconography, TechnIques, MaterIals and Photographic Records Dralha Dawa Sangpo—A Survey Report on a Carved Stone Tibetan “Go” Board: Newly Found Evidence of the Tibetan Culture of “go” Tenpa Rabten—A Brief Discussion of the Origin and Characteristics of the Decorative Design on Tibetan Rlung rta (Prayer Flags) Zara Fleming—The Ritual Significance of Zan par John Clarke—Non-Sculptural Metalworking in Eastern Tibet 1930–2003 Shunzo Onoda—De’u dmar dge bshes’s Method of Compounding Colours: Lac-dye Brown, Vermilion Brown and the Colours Derived from Them Kimiaki Tanaka—On the Tradition of the Vairocanāsambodhi-sūtra and the Garbhamaṇḍala in Tibet Serinity Young—The Buddhist Discourse on Gender in Tibetan Medical Iconography Sjoerd De Vries—A Present from the Tzar Knud Larsen—A Newly-Discovered Old Perspective Drawing of Lhasa
