Ajanta: History and Development. Vol. 3: The Arrival of the Uninvited. (=HdO - Handbook of Oriental Studies; Vol. 3).

Spink, Walter M.:

ISBN 10: 9004148337 / ISBN 13: 9789004148338

Published by Leiden, Brill Academic Publ., 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ajanta: History and Development. Vol. 3: The Arrival of the Uninvited. (=HdO - Handbook of Oriental Studies; Vol. 3).
• Publisher: Leiden, Brill Academic Publ.
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004148337
• ISBN 13: 9789004148338
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Wie neu
• Weight: 780 grams
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Synopsis

Volume Three in the Ajanta series focuses on what the site tells us about what happened in the months following the death of emperor Harisena (478 A.D.).
In that year the great “Vakataka” patrons had to flee from Ajanta as a result of the Asmakas’ takeover of the site. When soon the Asmakas themselves also had to leave because of the needs of war, the great phase of patronage ended at Ajanta. But now a host of pious intruders, mostly monks and devotees still living in the region, could make their own offerings, generally violating the original patrons' programs. In this systematic cave to cave treatment, it is shown through careful interpretation of the physical evidence, that remarkably these new and “uninvited” paintings and sculptures appear only on and/or in caves which had already been dedicated by the earlier patrons. By contrast, excavations where the Buddha image had not been completed, were never utilized for such votive donations.

About the Author

Walter M. Spink, Ph.D. (1954), Harvard, is Professor Emeritus, History of Art, at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has published widely on Indian Art in general, and Ajanta and related sites in particular.