ISBN: 9780804745338 - Performing the Visual: The Practice of Buddhist Wall Painting in China and Central Asia, 618-960 (31 results)

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Royal octavo in dust jacket, xx, 342 pp., maps, b/w illustrations and drawings, color photos, notes, bibliography, character list, general index, index of paintings and manuscripts cited.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. near fine. Reprint. 10 1/4'' x 7 1/4''. 342pp. with index. Illustrated.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004 [2003]. First Edition, First Printing. 10" x 7.25". xvi,342pp, Index, Character List, Notes, Bibliography. Cloth, fine condition in fine dj. Illustrations in color and b&w. From dj: "new perspective on the practice of wall paintings at Dunhuang, one of China's largest and most important Buddhist site". ISBN 0804745331; 10 x 7.25 inches; 342 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean and unmarked: no inscriptions, marginalia, underlining, etc. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed.

Hard cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The jacket is sunned along the top and bottom edges with the top edge having a small tear. The book is in great condition with no visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. Binding is secure and inside is clean and unmarked.

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Hardback. Condition: New. Performing the Visual explores the practice of wall painting in China from a new perspective. Relying on rare, virtually unpublished drawings on Buddhist themes from a long-hidden medieval library in western China, the author analyzes the painters' pictorial strategies. She also examines the financial accounting of Buddhist temples, providing practical information that ninth- and tenth-century critics ignored: how artists were paid and when, the temple's role as mediator between patrons and artists, and the way painters functioned outside the monastic system, working in guilds and secular academies affiliated with local government. Based on the careful study of hundreds of inaccessible wall paintings at Dunhuang, arguably Asia's largest and most important Buddhist site, the author shows that although critics celebrated spontaneous feats with brush and ink, artists at Dunhuang were heavily dependent on concrete tools such as sketches in the preparation of wall painting.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 392 pages. 10.50x7.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. 400 Illus., Maps.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975. . 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . .…

Hardback. Condition: New. Performing the Visual explores the practice of wall painting in China from a new perspective. Relying on rare, virtually unpublished drawings on Buddhist themes from a long-hidden medieval library in western China, the author analyzes the painters' pictorial strategies. She also examines the financial accounting of Buddhist temples, providing practical information that ninth- and tenth-century critics ignored: how artists were paid and when, the temple's role as mediator between patrons and artists, and the way painters functioned outside the monastic system, working in guilds and secular academies affiliated with local government. Based on the careful study of hundreds of inaccessible wall paintings at Dunhuang, arguably Asia's largest and most important Buddhist site, the author shows that although critics celebrated spontaneous feats with brush and ink, artists at Dunhuang were heavily dependent on concrete tools such as sketches in the preparation of wall painting.…

Condition: New. pp. 400, Maps 1st Edition.

Gebunden. Condition: New. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice.&Uumlber den Autor.

Condition: New. This book provides an insightful new study, drawn from the largely unpublished Buddhist paintings at Dunhuang, of medieval Chinese wall painting, workshop production, and artistic performance in theory and practice. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 tables, 155 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; 1FPC; AFC; AGR; HBT; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 29. Weight in Grams: 975. . 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 342 pages in excellent condition. Beautifully illustrated. Clean brown endpapers. Black cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Corners not bumped. Green DJ with illustrations and orange/white titles. Extremely light wear on the corners and edges. FINE/NEAR FINE Size: 7 1/2 x 10 1/2. Book.…

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Buch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Performing the Visual explores the practice of wall painting in China from a new perspective. Relying on rare, virtually unpublished drawings on Buddhist themes from a long-hidden medieval library in western China, the author analyzes the painters' pictorial strategies. She also examines the financial accounting of Buddhist temples, providing practical information that ninth- and tenth-century critics ignored: how artists were paid and when, the temple's role as mediator between patrons and artists, and the way painters functioned outside the monastic system, working in guilds and secular academies affiliated with local government. Based on the careful study of hundreds of inaccessible wall paintings at Dunhuang, arguably Asia's largest and most important Buddhist site, the author shows that although critics celebrated spontaneous feats with brush and ink, artists at Dunhuang were heavily dependent on concrete tools such as sketches in the preparation of wall painting. 400 pp. Englisch.…