Language: English
Published by Japan Society, New York, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0913304549 ISBN 13: 9780913304549
Hardcover. Condition: VG+/VG+. Brown cloth over boards; color pictorial dj, brown spine with white lettering. 384 pp. 275 plates and figures, 160 bw and 115 color. Accompanied an exhibition at the Japan Society Gallery, New York; Includes extensive information about early Buddhist art, including murals, sculpture, architecture and more; Beautifully illustrated. Contents as follows: Preface / William Clark, Jr. and Donald Gregg -- Foreword and Acknowledgements / Alexandra Munroe -- Introduction: The Transmission and Transformation of Early Buddhist Culture in Korea and Japan / Jonathan Best -- From the Stone Buddhas of Longxingsi to Buddhist Images of Three Kingdoms Korea and Asuka-Hakuho Japan / Tanabe Saburosuke -- The Monastery Koryuji's "Crowned Maitreya" and the Stone Pensive Bodhisattva Excavated at Longxingsi / Onishi Shuya -- Early Korean Buddhist Sculptures and Related Japanese Examples: Iconographic and Stylistic Comparisons / Kim Lena -- Korean Gilt-Bronze Single Mandorla Buddha Triads and the Dissemination of East Asian Sculptural Style / Kwak Dong-seok -- Korean Elements in Japanese Pictorial Representation in the Early Asuka Period / Ariga Yoshitaka -- A New Theory: Ki as Represented in Koguryo Murals and Buddhist Haloes of the Three Kingdoms Period / Kang Woo-bang -- Todaiji's Great Buddha: Its Foundation in Buddhist Doctrine and Its Chinese and Korean Precedents / Konno Toshifumi -- Techniques of Early Buddhist Sculpture in Japan / Washizuka Hiromitsu -- The Monastery Hwangnyongsa and Buddhism of the Early Silla Period / Park Youngbok -- The Monastery Horyuji: Architectural Forms of Early Buddhism in Japan / Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt -- The Art of Avatamsaka Sutra in the Unified Silla Period: The Sanctuary of Sokkuram and Hwaom-kyong Pyonsangdo (Narrative Portrayal in the Avatamsaka Sutra) / Kang Woo-bang -- Early Korean and Japanese Reliquaries in Relation to Pagoda Architecture / Choi Eung-chon -- Buddhist Sculpture -- Sutras and Ritual Objects -- Tiles from Temples -- Roof Tiles of Korea's Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla Periods / Kim Song-gu -- Korean Influence and Japanese Innovation in Tiles of the Asuka-Hakuho Period / Mori Ikuo.
Language: English
Published by Exh. cat. Japan Society, New York, 2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 0913304549 ISBN 13: 9780913304549
Seller: Antiquariaat Hortus Conclusus, Bergambacht, Netherlands
384 pp.; 275 illus., 115 in colour, glossary, index, biblio. Cloth.with dustjacket, in very good / almost fine condition. Please see description or ask for photos.
Language: English
Published by Japan Society, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0913304549 ISBN 13: 9780913304549
Hardcover. A deep purple fabric-bound book with the title in gilt lettering down the spine. There is a color-illustrated dust jacket, with the title in white down a blue spine. The free and pasted end pages are color illustrated. Pages: (7), 8-384. Contains 275 illustrations, with 115 in full color. "Comparing Korean and Japanese Buddhist art, this volume explores the cultural, ideological and artistic exchange between the two countries during the 6th-9th centuries, when Buddhism took hold throughout northeast Asia. Buddhist sculptures in gilt bronze, wood and stone are the main focus of this work, which contains essays by Korean, Japanese and American scholars." Contents are as follows: Preface / William Clark, Jr. and Donald Gregg -- Foreword and Acknowledgements / Alexandra Munroe -- Introduction: The Transmission and Transformation of Early Buddhist Culture in Korea and Japan / Jonathan Best -- From the Stone Buddhas of Longxingsi to Buddhist Images of Three Kingdoms Korea and Asuka-Hakuho Japan / Tanabe Saburosuke -- The Monastery Koryuji's "Crowned Maitreya" and the Stone Pensive Bodhisattva Excavated at Longxingsi / Onishi Shuya -- Early Korean Buddhist Sculptures and Related Japanese Examples: Iconographic and Stylistic Comparisons / Kim Lena -- Korean Gilt-Bronze Single Mandorla Buddha Triads and the Dissemination of East Asian Sculptural Style / Kwak Dong-seok -- Korean Elements in Japanese Pictorial Representation in the Early Asuka Period / Ariga Yoshitaka -- A New Theory: Ki as Represented in Koguryo Murals and Buddhist Haloes of the Three Kingdoms Period / Kang Woo-bang -- Todaiji's Great Buddha: Its Foundation in Buddhist Doctrine and Its Chinese and Korean Precedents / Konno Toshifumi -- Techniques of Early Buddhist Sculpture in Japan / Washizuka Hiromitsu -- The Monastery Hwangnyongsa and Buddhism of the Early Silla Period / Park Youngbok -- The Monastery Horyuji: Architectural Forms of Early Buddhism in Japan / Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt -- The Art of Avatamsaka Sutra in the Unified Silla Period: The Sanctuary of Sokkuram and Hwaom-kyong Pyonsangdo (Narrative Portrayal in the Avatamsaka Sutra) / Kang Woo-bang -- Early Korean and Japanese Reliquaries in Relation to Pagoda Architecture / Choi Eung-chon -- Buddhist Sculpture -- Sutras and Ritual Objects -- Tiles from Temples -- Roof Tiles of Korea's Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla Periods / Kim Song-gu -- Korean Influence and Japanese Innovation in Tiles of the Asuka-Hakuho Period / Mori Ikuo. VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker at the base of the spine. Stamp on the front free end page. Due date card on back free end page. Stickers on back pasted end page.
Language: English
Published by Japan Society, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0913304549 ISBN 13: 9780913304549
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. illustrations (some color), index, 383p. Original black cloth. dj. 28 cm.
Language: English
Published by Japan Society and Harry N. Abrams, 2003
ISBN 10: 0913304549 ISBN 13: 9780913304549
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No markings. Published in conjunction with an exhibition. Attractive copy.
Language: English
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York with The Japan Society, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0913304549 ISBN 13: 9780913304549
Seller: Exquisite Corpse Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Fine Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Condition. 384 pages with 275 illustrations 115 in color. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the Japan Society Gallery, New York NY April 9-June 22, 2003. Book.
Language: English
Published by Japan Society; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A., 2003
ISBN 10: 0913304549 ISBN 13: 9780913304549
Seller: Gold Beach Books & Art Gallery LLC, Gold Beach, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. NOTE: Oversize, will require additional charges for Priority and international shipping; please inquire prior to ordering. 384 pages; illustrated throughout. Unopened, still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. A new copy in like jacket.
Language: English
Published by Japan Society, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0913304549 ISBN 13: 9780913304549
Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 41.70
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 384 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 30 cm. Exhibition presented at Japan Society Gallery, New York, from April 9 through June 22, 2003 and organized by Japan Society and the Korea Society, New York in association with the Gyeongju National Museum, the Nara National Museum, the Japan Foundation, and the Korea Foundation.
Language: English
Published by Japan Society, New York, 2003
ISBN 10: 0913304549 ISBN 13: 9780913304549
Leinen. Dust Jacket Condition: mit Schutzumschlag. 4° 383 Seiten. Originalleinenband mit Originalschutzumschlag. Sprache: Englisch, mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. leichte Gebrauchsspuren am Schutzumschlag, ansonsten schönes Exemplar.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Gray cloth boards with gilt lettering and photo inlay. Book is in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight. Photo inlay on cover has a few tiny rub marks. Limited to 800 copies.
Seller: Antiquariaat A. Kok & Zn. B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
New York, Japan Society, [2003]. 384 pp. Col. & b./w. ills. Orig. hardcover (brown cloth with gilt lettering), d./j. 4to.
Published by Japan Society, New York, 2003., 2003
Seller: Ethnographic Art Books, Leiden, ZH, Netherlands
384 pp.; 275 illus., 115 in colour, glossary, index, biblio. Exh. cat. Japan Society, New York, 2003. Cloth. KEYWORDS: 024 Japan - General & Ainu 101 Boeddhisme 068 Korea - algemeen.