396 pages, 28 x 33 cm , 3485 g.
Portraits of the Masters
Bronze Sculptures of the Tibetan Buddist Lineages
Portraits of the Masters unfolds for the first time a pictorial history of a dynamic and living religious tradition.
A catalogue of 108 portrait bronzes of great masters of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, it presents an innovative history of these teaching lineages based on and illustrated by the collection. Ranging in date from the 12th to 18th century, the sculptures in Portraits of the Masters span the most productive period in the history of Tibetan Buddhist art, providing unparalleled illustration of Tibetan portraiture’s long and varied history.
A catalogue of 108 portrait bronzes of great masters of the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, it presents an innovative history of these teaching lineages based on and illustrated by the collection. Ranging in date from the 12th to 18th century, the sculptures in Portraits of the Masters span the most productive period in the history of Tibetan Buddhist art, providing unparalleled illustration of Tibetan portraiture’s long and varied history.
| Editor | Donald Dinwiddie |
| Publisher | Serindia |
| Year | 2003 |
| Cover | Cloth |
| ISBN | 978-1-932476-00-2 |
| Contributors | Heather Stoddard, Ramon N. Prats, Peter Alan Roberts et al. |
| Article ID | art-78844 |