Wang long et al (1 Ergebnisse)

Softbound. Zustand: Very Good. This volume is a photographic survey of the Buddhist cave temples at Xumishan, along the main route of the old Silk Road, near Guyuan, in China's Ningxia Autonomous Region. This complex of grottoes, over 130 in total, were first constructed in the Northern Wei and flourished though to the end of the Tang dynasty. The spectacular stone sculptures within the caves - one, in Cave 5, a sculpture of the seated Meitraya, is 65 feet in height - are recorded systematically in over 191 b&w plates, which also include images of some important inscribed stelae found at the site. Tape residue marks on endpapers, internally clean and unmarked; overall a very good copy. Text in Chinese with captions also in English. 219 pp., 191 b&w plates. Size: 26 x 19 cm.…