Art of Merit: Studies in Buddhist Art and its Conservation

Synopsis

Presenting The Buddha : Images, Conventions, And Significance In Early Indian Buddhism / Juhyung Rhi -- Buddha's Stūpa And Image : In Search Of The Ultimate Icon / Tadeusz Skorupski -- Rhetoric Of Reward, Ideologies Of Inducement : Why Produce Buddhist 'art'? / Peter Skilling -- Art In The Dark : The Ritual Context Of Buddhist Caves In Western China / Robert Sharf -- Painted And Architectural Ornamentation Of The Temples Of Pagan : More Than Mere Iconography And Decoration / Claudine Bautze-picron -- The Problem Of Authenticity : A Historical Geography Of Buddhist Art In Eighteenth-century China / Patricia Berger -- The Oracle And Temple Of Lamochok : Aspects Of History And Iconography / Matthew T. Kapstein -- The Wailing Arhats : Buddhism, Photography And Resistance In Modern China / Francesca Tarocco -- Conserving The Buddhist Wall Paintings Of Bamiyan In Afghanistan : Practical Issues And Dilemmas / Yoko Taniguchi --^ Buddhist Wall Paintings In Context : The Foundation For Future Scholarship / Susan Whitfield -- Dunhuang Grotto Buddhist Art And Its Preventive Conservation / Wang Xudong -- Applying The China Principles : The Getty Conservation Institute's Work At Dunhuang And Chengde In China / Lori Wong, Martha Demas And Neville Agnew -- Conservation And Research In Buddhist Art From An Art-historical Perspective / Christian Luczanits -- Sumda Chun And Other Early Buddhist Wall Paintings In Ladakh : Practical And Ethical Conservation Issues From Failing Structures To Obscuring Surface Layers / Charlotte Martin De Fonjaudran, Sreekumar Menon And Maninder Singh Gill -- Relationship Of Conservation To The Functions Of Monuments, With Reference To Buddhism In Bhutan / Dorjee Tshering -- Buddhist Wall Paintings Of Bhutan : Material Traditions And Conservation Realities / Lisa Shekede And Stephen Rickerby --^ A New Image Of The Mahasiddha Virupa : A Major Addition To The Corpus Of Early Fifteenth-century Bronzes / John Clarke -- A New Image Of The Mahasiddha Virupa : Technical Investigations And Conservation / Diana Heath -- The Buddha And His Brothers : Expressions Of Power, Place And Community By The Network Of Mahāmuni Images Of Arakan, Bangladesh And Burma / Pyi Phyo Kyaw And Kate Crosby -- Buddhist Strategies Of Keeping Its Sacred Images And Shrines Alive : The Example Of The Svayambhū Caitya Of Kathmandu / Alexander Von Rospatt -- Materiality Of Devotion : Tibetan Buddhist Shrines Of The Western Himalaya / Melissa R. Kerin -- The Pilgrimage To Bangajang : A Devotional Circuit In The Eastern Himalayas / T. Richard Blurton -- Sacred Art : On The Path To Wisdom And Compassion / Matthieu Ricard -- Re-inscribing Mount Myohyang : From Pohyŏn Temple To The International Friendship Exhibition / Marsha Haufler -- Why Collect Tibetan Art? / Alice S. Kandell --^ Buddhist Art In An Ando Building / Francesca Consagra -- Revisiting The Third Mind : The Buddhist Imaginary In Modern American Art / Alexandra Munroe -- Sculpture Of Mindfulness / Antony Gormley. Edited By David Park, Kuenga Wangmo And Sharon Cather. Four-day Conference Held At The Courtauld Institute Of Art, London, From 11 To 14 June, 2012--page Vii. Includes Bibliographical References.