Published to accompany the London exhibition of 35 limestone statues, selected to represent the unique archaeological treasure unearthed in China's Shandong Province in 1996. They reveal the outstanding development of stonecarving in China between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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Published to accompany the London exhibition of 35 limestone statues, selected to represent the unique archaeological treasure unearthed in China's Shandong Province in 1996. They reveal the outstanding development of stonecarving in China between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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Exhibition catalogue. First edition. 305x220mm. 175 pages. Illustrated in colour throughout. Cloth. Fine in dustjacket. We are specialists in Catalogues: Exhibitions, Auctions, Collections, etc., with a picture of the cover available on request. All items are as described and dispatched within 36 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with over 32 years experience, you may order with confidence.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. First edition, 2002. Quarto, cloth hardcover in dust jacket, heavily illustrated (in color), 172 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, owner's name-sticker on the front flyleaf, light wear to the tips of the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
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VG/VG. May have light cover wear. May be inscribed by previous owner or have owner's sticker inside, otherwise clean and tight. Black cloth boards with stamped lettering, black dj with color illustration. 172 pp. 33 color plates, 50 color figures, frontispiece and additional illustrations. Large, lovely pictures and fascinating text. In 1996 an extraordinary discovery of Buddhist stone sculptures was found in a pit in eastern China. The high quality of the sculptures, their large number and their deliberate burial raise many questions. Why should over 400 Buddhist figures, dating in the main to the sixth century, have been buried at some point in the twelfth century in a carefully constructed pit within the precincts of a temple situated in the eastern province of Shandong? A selection of the finest sculptures were brought to the United States for exhibit, after appearing in Berlin, Zurich, and London.