Arts of Kashmir

Name: Arts of Kashmir
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ISBN: 9788874394081

ISBN-10: 887439408X

ISBN-13: 9788874394081

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Authors: Pratapaditya Pal, Frank Ames, Simon Digby, Gerald James Larson, John Siudmak

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Published in conjunction with the Asia Society's major international loan exhibition The Arts of Kashmir, this comprehensive catalogue by leading academics in the visual culture of Kashmir, explores Kashmir's rich artistic and intellectual ferment between the fourth and nineteenth centuries. The catalogue, featuring 125 objects of exemplary quality, includes both religious and secular arts, providing a holistic view of the cultural achievements of the people of Kashmir. Examples of Kashmir's little-known works of Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic art are presented along with famed crafts works, ranging from furniture and papier-mch work to carpets and embroidery, to provide a sense of the broad…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Publisher: 5 Continents
Publication date: 10/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English

Gerald James Larson is Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indian Cultures and Civilization and Director of the India Studies Program at Indiana University, Bloomington. He is author of India's Agony over Religion and Classical Samkhya: An Interpretation of Its History and Meaning and co-editor of Interpreting across Boundaries: New Essays in Comparative Philosophy and The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, vol. 4, Samkhya: A Dualist Tradition in Indian Philosophy.



Preface



Foreword



Curator's Foreword



List of Lenders


Maps


Introduction



Nagas, Monks, Tantriks, and Poets: The Intellectual and Religious Foundations for the Arts of Kashmir in the Ancient Period (300-1400)



Religious Architecture (500-1200)



Faith and Form: Religious Sculpture in Ancient Kashmir



Painting in Ancient Kashmir (600-1200)



Between Ancient and Modern Kashmir: The Rule and Role of Sultans and Sufis (1200/1300-1600)



Buildings for Piety and Pleasure: Architecture Under the Sultans and the Mughals



Painting and Calligraphy (1200-1900)



The Romance of Kashmiri Crafts



Woven Legends: Carpets and Shawls of Kashmir (1585-1870)



Bibliography


List of Contributors


Index


Photo Credits