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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463145003321

Autore

Siudmak John

Titolo

The Hindu-Buddhist sculpture of ancient Kashmir and its influences [[electronic resource] /] / by John Siudmak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013

ISBN

90-04-24832-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (546 p.)

Collana

Handbook of Oriental Studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section Two, South Asia, , 0169-9377 ; ; vol. 28

Disciplina

732/.4

Soggetti

Buddhist sculpture - India - Jammu and Kashmir

Hindu sculpture - India - Jammu and Kashmir

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Historical and Cultural Background of Kashmir Up to 1003 AD -- 2. Early Sculptures -- 3. The Formative Period: Sculptures from Bijbihara of the Fifth and Sixth Centuries -- 4. The Formative Period: Sculptures from Baramula of the Fifth to the Sixth Century -- 5. Post-Gupta Influence: The Art of Pandrethan and Related Sculptures of the First Half of the Seventh Century -- 6. The Emergence of the Classical Style: Buddhist Sculpture of the Seventh Century -- 7. Buddhist Sculpture of the Eighth Century Up Till the End of the Kārkoṭa Period -- 8. The Classical Style: Brahmanical Sculpture of the Kārkoṭa Period -- 9. The Sculpture of Avantipura and the Art of the Utpalas up to the Beginning of the Lohara Dynasty (CA. 850–1003 AD) -- Appendix: Kashmirian Literary Evidence for Multi-Headed Śiva Images -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Ancient Kashmir and Its Influences is primarily based on the study of the largely unpublished corpus of sculpture, mostly of stone, in the Sri Pratap Singh Museum in Srinagar, and of other examples in situ elsewhere in the valley. The disparate nature and fragmentary condition of these sculptures as well as their artistic and iconographical influences have for long defied accurate analysis. The method used in the classification of these sculptures is based on close analysis of their style concentrating on recurring



features such as facial and physical typology, modelling, dress and ornamentation. Comparisons are made with other examples of Kashmir bronze, ivory and stone sculpture in private and public collections both within India and abroad.