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Buddhist Treasures from Nara

Mimi Hall Yiengpruksawan; Michael R. Cunningham; John M. Rosenfield; Cleveland Museum of Art

Synopsis:
This magnificent volume commemorates a historic exhibition that brought early Buddhist treasures from Japan's ancient capital, mostly from the Nara National Museum, on their first visit to the West. Here are 87 transcendent masterpieces: archaeological finds, paintings, sculpture,crafts, and calligraphy from the seventh through the fourteenth centuries, works that capture Buddhism's yearning for a state of grace and for communion with the divine.

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Other editions: Hardcover - 1999, Softcover - 1998