Chinese Wood Sculptures of the 11th to 13th Centuries : Images of Water-Moon Guanyin in Northern Chinese Temples and Western Collections by Petra Rösch (2007, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherIbidem Verlag
ISBN-103898216624
ISBN-139783898216623
eBay Product ID (ePID)128302421

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Number of Pages386 Pages
Publication NameChinese Wood Sculptures of the 11th to 13th Centuries : Images of Water-Moon Guanyin in Northern Chinese Temples and Western Collections
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSculpture & Installation, Asian / General
Publication Year2007
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArt
AuthorPetra Rösch
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight17.2 Oz
Item Length0.8 in
Item Width0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"This book will appeal to all those who have an interest in Buddhist sculpture, the history of woodcarving or Chinese art" - Jason Townsend, The Woodcarvers Gazette, Summer 2018
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Number of Volumes01 vols.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal730.951
Table Of ContentAcknowledgement Introduction 1. Retracing the Origin of the Water-Moon Guanyin Iconography 2. Water-Moon-Guanyin Sculptures in Northern Chinese Temples And Their Religious Context 3. Water-Moon Guanyin and Guardian Deities 4. Attributing Sculptures of Western Museums to Their Chinese Contexts 5. Technical Aspects of the Wood Sculptures 6. Some Aspects of the History of Collecting Chinese Buddhist Sculptures Conclusion Appendix: Wooden Sculptures of Water-Moon Guanyin in Western Collections List of Illustrations Figures of Appendix Bibliographical References
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisChinese Buddhist wooden sculptures of Water-moon Guanyin, a Bodhisattva sitting in a leisurely reclining pose on a rocky throne, are housed in Western collections and are thus removed from their original context(s). Not only are most of them of unknown origin, but also lack a precise date. Tracing their sources is difficult because of the scant information provided by art dealers in previous periods. Thus, only preliminary investigations into their stylistic development and technical features have been made so far. Moreover, until recently none of the Chinese temples that provided their original context, i.e. their precise position within those temple compounds and their respective place in the Buddhist pantheon, have been examined at all.In her study, Petra H. Rösch investigates these very aspects, including questions about the religious position and function of the sculptures of this special Bodhisattva. She also looks at the technical construction, the collecting of Chinese Buddhist sculptures in general and those made of wood in particular.She uses a combination of stylistic, iconographical, buddhological, as well as technical methodologies in her investigation of the Water-moon Guanyin images and sheds light on the Buddhist temples in Shanxi Province, the works of art they once housed, and the religious practices of the eleventh to thirteenth centuries connected with them., Chinese Buddhist wooden sculptures of Water-moon Guanyin, a Bodhisattva sitting in a leisurely reclining pose on a rocky throne, are housed in Western collections and are thus removed from their original context(s). Not only are most of them of unknown origin, but also lack a precise date. Tracing their sources is difficult because of the scant information provided by art dealers in previous periods. Thus, only preliminary investigations into their stylistic development and technical features have been made so far. Moreover, until recently none of the Chinese temples that provided their original context, i.e. their precise position within those temple compounds and their respective place in the Buddhist pantheon, have been examined at all.In her study, Petra H. R sch investigates these very aspects, including questions about the religious position and function of the sculptures of this special Bodhisattva. She also looks at the technical construction, the collecting of Chinese Buddhist sculptures in general and those made of wood in particular.She uses a combination of stylistic, iconographical, buddhological, as well as technical methodologies in her investigation of the Water-moon Guanyin images and sheds light on the Buddhist temples in Shanxi Province, the works of art they once housed, and the religious practices of the eleventh to thirteenth centuries connected with them.
LC Classification NumberNB1255.C6

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