Folio 15" x 10 3/4". Beige cloth stamped in gilt. 150 full color illustrations show examples of frescoes in. approx. 500 caves near Dunhuang in northwestern China."First book ever to appear in the west on this important fresco style." Poem by Zhao Puchu, 5 page text by Chang Shu-hong and Li Cheng-xian. 188 pages of photos of the frescoed walls which tell stories of the Buddha arranged chronologically by period starting with the Six Kingdoms, 366-384 A.D., and ending in Yuan, 1271 - 1368 A.D. Printed on heavy textured paper. Devis are spirits of fragrance and music who inhabit the land of extreme happiness along with the Buddha. Dust jacket. Fine/ Good.

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Title

The Flying Devis of Dunhuang

Publisher

Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd., New York

Publication Date

1983

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Hardcover

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