Spatial Dunhuang : experiencing the Mogao Caves

Spatial Dunhuang : experiencing the Mogao Caves / Wu Hung.

"Constructed over a millennium from the fourth to fourteenth centuries CE near Dunhuang, an ancient border town along the Silk Road in northwest China, the Mogao Caves comprise the largest, most continuously created, and best-preserved treasure trove of Buddhist art in the world. Previous overv...

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Main Author: Wu Hung, 1945- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Sacred space > China > Dunhuang Caves.
Buddhist art.
Dunhuang Caves (China)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Approaching the Mogao Caves
  • The Mogao Caves of Dunhuang
  • Total space
  • Interior spaces
  • Sculptural and pictorial programs
  • Pictorial Space
  • Conclusion: toward an art historical methodology.

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