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The Intelligence of Tradition in Rajput Court Painting
The genre of Rajput painting flourished between the 16th and 19th centuries in the kingdoms that ruled what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan (place of rajas). Rajput paintings depicted the nobility and court spectacle as well as scenes from Krishna’s life, the Hindu epics, and court poetry. Many Rajput kingdoms developed distinct styles, though they shared common conventions. This important book surveys the overall tradition of Indian Rajput painting, while developing new methods to ask unprecedented questions about meaning. Through a series of in-depth studies, Aitken shows how traditional formal devices served as vital components of narrative meaning, expressions of social unity, and rich sources of intellectual play. Supported by beautiful full-color illustrations of rare and often inaccessible paintings, Aitken’s study spans five centuries, providing a comprehensive and innovative look at the Rajasthan’s court painting traditions and their continued relevance to contemporary art.
A Magic World
"The volume revisits Coomaraswamy's Rajput Painting 100 years after its original publication and engages with new scholarship in the field. Exploring issues such as the relationship between text and image; portraiture and the interface between painting and photography; iconography, copying and radical changes of scale; the politics of pleasure; and the talismanic power of images, the essays probe the far-reaching cultural preoccupations of 16th- to early 20th-century India"--
Meeting the Buddha
From E.M. Forster to Peter Matthiessen to Allen Ginsberg, many of the world's most acclaimed writers have traveled to the holy lands of India seeking spiritual enlightenment. Their lyrical and highly personal recollections are compiled here for the first time in one volume, taking readers on a colorful journey to each of the eight Buddhist pilgrimage sites of India.
When Gold Blossoms, Jewellery for Gods and Goddesses
Ornamental forms in India are echoed from the walls of temples to the jewellery that drapes bodies to the surfaces of the jewellery itself. Drawing on a private New York collection, this book presents around 100 pieces of Indian jewellery, most of it gold and much of it jewelled.
The Island Child
LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 'Thrillingly original' Naoise Dolan 'Exquisite' Daily Telegraph Twenty years ago, Oona left the island of Inis for the very first time. A wind-blasted rock of fishing boats and turf fires, where girls stayed in their homes until they became mothers themselves, the island was a gift for some, a prison for others. The Island Child tells two stories: of the girl who grew up watching births and betrayals, storms and secrets, and of the adult Oona, desperate to find a second chance, only to discover she can never completely escape. As the strands of Oona’s life come together, in blood and marriage and motherhood, she must accept the price we pay when we love what is never truly ours . . .
A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture
A Companion to Asian Art and Architecture presents a collection of 26 original essays from top scholars in the field that explore and critically examine various aspects of Asian art and architectural history. Brings together top international scholars of Asian art and architecture Represents the current state of the field while highlighting the wide range of scholarly approaches to Asian Art Features work on Korea and Southeast Asia, two regions often overlooked in a field that is often defined as India-China-Japan Explores the influences on Asian art of global and colonial interactions and of the diasporic communities in the US and UK Showcases a wide range of topics including imperial commissions, ancient tombs, gardens, monastic spaces, performances, and pilgrimages.
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Dalai Lama, My Son
This Is The Story Of A Remarkable Woman As She Recounts In Her Own Words What It Was Like To Realize Her Son Was Being Received As A Living Buddha, To Watch Him Grow Physically And Spiritually, And Finally To See Him Become One Of The Most Recognized People In The World. Known As The Grandmother Of Tibet, Diki Tsering Was Born Into A Poor Peasant Family In 1901, The Year Of The Iron Ox; And Married At The Age Of Sixteen. In Dalai Lama, My Son, She Tells Her Own Amazing Story And That Of Her Son In His Formative Years. She Recalls His Holiness&Rsquo;S Unfolding Personality And Buddhist Upbringing; The Visitors Who Came To Her Town Seeking The New Dalai Lama; The Move To Lhasa, And The Years There Until The Chinese Invasion Of Tibet And The Family&Rsquo;S Escape And Ultimate Exile. Beautifully Illustrated With Family Photographs, This Glimpse Into The Origins Of The Dalai Lama Personalizes The History Of The Tibetan People, The Magic Of Their Culture, The Role Of Their Women, And Their Ancient Ideals Of Compassion, Faith And Equanimity. &Nbsp;
Chakshudana or Opening the Eyes
Chakshudana or rituals of opening the eyes are practiced across multiple South Asian communities by artists, sculptors, and priests. The ritual offers gods access to the mortal world. This practice, applied to the study of material and visual culture, offers a distinctive perspective to interrogate the complex engagements with paintings, sculptures, found objects, fragments, built environments, and ecologies. This volume takes the process of seeing as its focus—to look closely, remaining true to the object, but also to see widely—from multiple subjective stances and diverse bodily engagements such as walking to dreaming, glancing to looking askance, hypnotic stares, and to see beyond the...
The Art of Cloth in Mughal India
"When a rich man in seventeenth-century South Asia enjoyed a peaceful night's sleep, he imagined himself enveloped in a velvet sleep. In the poetic imagination of the time, the fine dew of early evening was like a thin cotton cloth from Bengal, and woolen shawls of downy pashmina sent by the Mughal emperors to their trusted noblemen approximated the soft hand of the ruler on the vassal's shoulder. Textiles in seventeenth-century South Asia represented more than cloth to their makers and users. They simulated sensory experience, from natural, environmental conditions to intimate, personal touch. The Art of Cloth in Mughal India is the first art historical account of South Asian textiles from ...
