Written and Unwritten

by James O. Caswell

An important new appraisal of the earliest surviving major monumentof Buddhist art in China, the Yungang cave-temples, this book contendsthat there are sharp temporal and conceptual distinctions between thefirst five caves and all the others. Basing his argument on changes invisual features and in patronage, James Caswell offers a new andchallenging interpretation of the history of the caves. The Yungang caves, which are a major Chinese monument and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774803002
• ISBN13: 9780774803007
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher