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Donald F. McCallum - Hakuho Sculpture - 9780295991306 - V9780295991306
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Hakuho Sculpture

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Description for Hakuho Sculpture Hardcover. The first book in any language devoted entirely to Japanese sculpture of the Hakuho period (c. 650-710 CE) Series: Franklin D. Murphy Lecture Series. Num Pages: 50 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3F; ACBP; AFKB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.

Hakuho Sculpture is the first book in any language devoted entirely to Japanese sculpture of the Hakuho period (c. 650-710 CE). It focuses on the stylistic development and aesthetic qualities of Buddhist imagery through a careful study of gilt-bronze Buddhist icons from one of the most creative periods of Japanese Buddhist art. This close analysis of practically all extant Hakuho images reveals much about the creative activities of the ancient sculptors.

The Hakuho period is frequently considered alongside the preceding Asuka period (c. 590-650), suggesting some type of organic development from one period to the next. This understanding is ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Franklin D. Murphy Lecture Series
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295991306
SKU
V9780295991306
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About Donald F. McCallum
Donald McCallum is professor of Japanese art history at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Zenkoji and Its Icon: A Study of Medieval Japanese Religious Art and The Four Great Temples: Buddhist Archaeology, Architecture, and Icons of Seventh-Century Japan.

Reviews for Hakuho Sculpture
"Against the broader trends to view the Hakuhō period of Japanese art as an extension of the Asuka period or as a transitional phase leading to the celebrated artistic accomplishment of the Nara period, McCallum argues for the essential uniqueness of this 60-year period. . . . The volume’s 50 large and beautiful illustrations enable the reader to follow McCallum’s ... Read more

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