Aschwin Lippe 1970 The Freer Indian Sculptures Smithsonian Institution HC w/DJ

Description: Hardcover. 4to. Published by Smithsonian, Washington, DC. 1970. xv, 54 pp, 56 plates (4 in color). Oriental Studies, No. 8. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. From the Dust Jacket: "This volume presents a detailed study of the small group of Indian sculptures, both Hindu and Buddhist, in the Freer Gallery of Art. The art of India is a religious art; and the purpose of the image is to provide a spiritual and emotional focal point for the worshipper in his devotional exercises. Each image is studied from the point of view of style and iconography as essential elements in the ultimate spiritual impact. Abundant illustrations show related monuments in Western collections and from India itself. "The author, Dr. Aschwin Lippe, is a widely known scholar in Far Eastern art and has also specialized in the art of India. He graduated with distinction from the Seminar for Oriental Languages in Berlin and took his Ph.D. 'cum laude' at the University of Berlin. He has travelled extensively in both the Far East and India; and his publications in the arts of Asia are well known. Since his recent retirement as full-time Research Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he has devoted himself to further travel and research; and the present volume is the product of his most recent studies." Contents include: Chronology; Barhut Stupa Railing; Gandhara Frieze; Durga from Java; Chola Parvati; Pala Vishnu; Sena Vishnu; Orissa Ivory; Bibliography; Index. Aschwin Lippe 1970 The Freer Indian Sculptures Smithsonian Institution HC w/DJ Description Up For Sale Today is The Freer Indian Sculptures Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery of Art Oriental Studies, No. 8 by Aschwin Lippe Hardcover. 4to. Published by Smithsonian, Washington, DC. 1970. xv, 54 pp, 56 plates (4 in color). Oriental Studies, No. 8 DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. From the Dust Jacket: "This volume presents a detailed study of the small group of Indian sculptures, both Hindu and Buddhist, in the Freer Gallery of Art. The art of India is a religious art; and the purpose of the image is to provide a spiritual and emotional focal point for the worshipper in his devotional exercises. Each image is studied from the point of view of style and iconography as essential elements in the ultimate spiritual impact. Abundant illustrations show related monuments in Western collections and from India itself. "The author, Dr. Aschwin Lippe, is a widely known scholar in Far Eastern art and has also specialized in the art of India. He graduated with distinction from the Seminar for Oriental Languages in Berlin and took his Ph.D. 'cum laude' at the University of Berlin. He has travelled extensively in both the Far East and India; and his publications in the arts of Asia are well known. Since his recent retirement as full-time Research Curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, he has devoted himself to further travel and research; and the present volume is the product of his most recent studies." Contents include: Chronology; Barhut Stupa Railing; Gandhara Frieze; Durga from Java; Chola Parvati; Pala Vishnu; Sena Vishnu; Orissa Ivory; Bibliography; Index. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. 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