Chinese Buddhist Art

by Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky

Chinese Buddhist Art provides a succinct yet richly detailed history of Buddhist art in China. It is an invaluable primer for anyone new to the subject as well as a useful source of recent research for experts.

Genres: History, China, Art

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Galatea · Rating 3 out of 5]

A concise introduction to the topic, with adequate coverage of the historical and cultural background. Extremely dry however, and reads more like a condensed set of lecture notes than a popular text.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very (VERY!) brief but good general overview of the subject...