Cave temples of Dunhuang : Buddhist art on China's silk road / edited by Neville Agnew, Marcia Reed, and Tevvy Ball.

Contributor(s): Agnew, Neville, 1938- [editor.] | Reed, Marcia, 1945- [editor.] | Ball, Tevvy [editor.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Los Angeles : The Getty Conservation Institute, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: xv, 292 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781606064894 (hardback)Subject(s): Buddhist art -- China -- Dunhuang Caves | Buddhist mural painting and decoration -- China -- Dunhuang Caves -- Exhibitions | Mural painting and decoration, Chinese -- China -- Dunhuang Caves -- Exhibitions | Dunhuang Caves (China)LOC classification: N8193.C6 C37 2016
Contents:
Introduction The Dunguang Cave Temples at Mogao.
Chapter 1 The Buddhist Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Art Spirituality, Cultural Heritage.
Chapter 2 The Architecture and Art of The Dunhuang Cave.
Chapter 3 Dunhuang and Its Network of Patronage and Trade.
Chapter 4 Dunhuang Studies: A Historical Overview of Scholarly Research.
Chapter 5 Dusting off Dunhuang: A History of Travelers on The Central Asian "Silk Roads".
Chapter 6 Wall Paintings Replication at Dunhuang: a Personal Account of Its History And Technique.
Chapter 7 Stemming The Tide of Deterioration: Conservation and Collaboration at the Mogao Cave Temples of Dunhuang.
Chapter 8 The Wall Paintings in Cave 85: From Creation to Conservation.
Chapter 9 The Mogao Grottoes: Reflections on The Past, Envisioning A Future.
Portfolio: Creating Cave Replicas.
Subject: The Mogao grottoes in northwestern China, located near the town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world’s most significant sites of Buddhist art. Preserved in some five hundred caves carved into rock cliffs at the edge of the Gobi Desert are one thousand years of exquisite wall paintings and sculpture. Founded by Buddhist monks in the late fourth century, Mogao grew into an artistic and spiritual center whose renown extended from the Chinese capital to the far western kingdoms of the Silk Road. Among its treasures are 45,000 square meters of murals, more than 2,000 statues, and some 50,000 medieval silk paintings and illustrated manuscripts. This sumptuous catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which will run from May 7 through September 4, 2016, at the Getty Center. Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Research Institute, Dunhuang Academy, and Dunhuang Foundation, the exhibition celebrates a decadeslong collaboration between the GCI and the Dunhuang Academy to conserve this UNESCO World Heritage Site. It presents, for the first time in North America, a collection of objects from the so-called Library Cave, including illustrated sutras, prayer books, and other exquisite treasures, as well as three full-scale, handpainted replica caves. This volume includes essays by leading scholars, an illustrated portfolio on the replica caves, and comprehensive entries on all objects in the exhibition. https://www.abebooks.com/9781606064894/Cave-Temples-Dunhuang-Buddhist-Art-1606064894/plp
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Published on the occasion of an exhibition sponsored by the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the Dunhuang Academy and held at the Getty Center in Los Angeles from May 7 to September 4, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-284) and index (pages 287-291).

Introduction The Dunguang Cave Temples at Mogao.

Chapter 1 The Buddhist Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Art Spirituality, Cultural Heritage.

Chapter 2 The Architecture and Art of The Dunhuang Cave.

Chapter 3 Dunhuang and Its Network of Patronage and Trade.

Chapter 4 Dunhuang Studies: A Historical Overview of Scholarly Research.

Chapter 5 Dusting off Dunhuang: A History of Travelers on The Central Asian "Silk Roads".

Chapter 6 Wall Paintings Replication at Dunhuang: a Personal Account of Its History And Technique.

Chapter 7 Stemming The Tide of Deterioration: Conservation and Collaboration at the Mogao Cave Temples of Dunhuang.

Chapter 8 The Wall Paintings in Cave 85: From Creation to Conservation.

Chapter 9 The Mogao Grottoes: Reflections on The Past, Envisioning A Future.

Portfolio: Creating Cave Replicas.

The Mogao grottoes in northwestern China, located near the town of Dunhuang on the fabled Silk Road, constitute one of the world’s most significant sites of Buddhist art. Preserved in some five hundred caves carved into rock cliffs at the edge of the Gobi Desert are one thousand years of exquisite wall paintings and sculpture. Founded by Buddhist monks in the late fourth century, Mogao grew into an artistic and spiritual center whose renown extended from the Chinese capital to the far western kingdoms of the Silk Road. Among its treasures are 45,000 square meters of murals, more than 2,000 statues, and some 50,000 medieval silk paintings and illustrated manuscripts.

This sumptuous catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name, which will run from May 7 through September 4, 2016, at the Getty Center. Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Research Institute, Dunhuang Academy, and Dunhuang Foundation, the exhibition celebrates a decadeslong collaboration between the GCI and the Dunhuang Academy to conserve this UNESCO World Heritage Site. It presents, for the first time in North America, a collection of objects from the so-called Library Cave, including illustrated sutras, prayer books, and other exquisite treasures, as well as three full-scale, handpainted replica caves. This volume includes essays by leading scholars, an illustrated portfolio on the replica caves, and comprehensive entries on all objects in the exhibition.

https://www.abebooks.com/9781606064894/Cave-Temples-Dunhuang-Buddhist-Art-1606064894/plp