How to Read Buddhist Art

For more than 2,000 years, works of art have been created to embody essential aspects of Buddhist thought, which developed and evolved as its practice spread from India to East Asia and beyond. This book introduces this complex visual tradition to a general audience by examining 54 seminal works. Beginning with the origins of representations of the Buddha in India, and moving on to address the development of Buddhist art as the religion spread across Asia, this book conveys how Buddhist philosophy affected artistic works and practice across cultural boundaries.

About the author

Kurt Behrendt is associate curator in the Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Summary

An indispensable introduction to the evolution of Buddhist imagery from its origins in India through its spread to China, Japan, and South Asia

Product details

• Authors: Kurt A. Behrendt
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781588396730
• ISBN: 978-1-58839-673-0
• No. of pages: 136
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 268 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 658 g
• Series: Fashion Studies; The Metropolitan Museum of Art - How to Read; Metropolitan Museum of Art Series; Metropolitan Museum of Art - H; Metropolitan Museum of Art (MAA) (YUP)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries