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Art of Eastern India, 300-800.
Title:
Art of Eastern India, 300-800.
Author:
Asher, Frederick M.
ISBN:
9780816661213
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (273 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Eastern Indian School of Art -- Geography -- Some Problems of Method -- Introduction to the Art -- Eastern Indian Art: Third-First Centuries B.C -- Eastern Indian Art: Age of the Kusānas -- Chapter 2: The Gupta Age -- Historical Introduction -- Fa Hsian: Eastern India in the Gupta Age -- Inscriptional Evidence for Art -- Early Gupta Sculpture: Magadha -- Early Gupta Sculpture: Bengal -- Mature Gupta Art -- Mature Gupta Sculpture: Rājgir-Nālandā Area -- Mature Gupta Sculpture: Gayā Area -- Mature Gupta Sculpture: The Gangā Valley -- Mature Gupta Sculpture: Bengal -- Chapter 3: Growth of the Style (c. 550-700) -- Historical Introduction -- Hsuan Tsang -- Approach to Art, 550-700 -- Shāhābād District -- Gayā Area -- Rājgir-Nālāndā Area -- The Gangā Valley -- Singhbhūm District -- West and North Bengal -- Southeast Bengal -- Assam -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Bridge to Pāla Art (c. 700-800) -- Historical Introduction -- Introduction to the Art -- Shāhābād District -- Gayā Area -- Nālāndā-Rājgir Area -- The Gangā Valley -- Singhbhūm District -- West and North Bengal -- Southeast Bengal -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Abstract:
Though scholars have extensive knowledge of the art that flourished during Pala rule in Eastern India (ca. 800-1200), little is known about Eastern Indian art during the preceding 500 years. This half-millennium includes the period of the Gupta dynasty an.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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