Donors of Longmen
faith, politics, and patronage in medieval Chinese Buddhist sculpture
McNair, Amy.
creator
ebrary, Inc
text
bibliography
Electronic books.
hiu
Honolulu
University of Hawai'i Press
c2007
2007
monographic
eng
x, 230 p. : ill.
Emperor as Tath�agata -- The mechanics of a karmic gift of sculpture -- The rhetoric of expenditure -- The politics of filial piety -- C�inasth�ana preserves the dharma -- Rouge and powder money -- The satellite grottoes -- Salvation for one -- Epilogue : the later life of the site -- Appendix : Chinese texts of Longmen inscriptions.
Amy McNair.
Includes bibliographical references and (p. [213]-225) index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
a-cc---
Buddhist gods in art
Buddhist sculpture
China
Longmen Caves
Sculpture, Chinese
China
Longmen Caves
Three kingdoms-Sui dynasty, 220-618
Sculpture, Chinese
China
Longmen Caves
Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960
Buddhist art and symbolism
China
Longmen Caves
Art patronage
China
NB1912.B83 M43 2007eb
730.951/18
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10386647
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10386647
CaPaEBR
060721
ebr10386647