Chibetto mikkyo bijutsuten : tenku no hiho (Wisdom and Compassion - The Sacred Art of Tibet)
Paperback
1997 · Tokyo
by Marylin M Rhie; Robert A F Thurman
Tokyo: Asahi Shinbunsha Bunka Kikakukyoku Tokyo Kikakubu, 1997. Paperback. VG, a few pages of the plate volume are sprung from the glue binding. Two volumes in paper slipcase. Color pictorial glued wraps each one. Text volume: 143, (1) pp., texts are primarilly in Japanese, some color illustrations to support the text. Plate volume:m 247, (1) pp., more than 200 vivid color plates divided into sections and correlated to the catalogue text. Section summations in Japanese. Almost entirely in Japanese, though the object names and short desctriptions, as well as the Forward to the text are also in English. A scarce set, with vividly colored plates. Catalog of the exhibitions held at Tobu Bijutsukan, Feb. 22-Apr. 13, 1997; at Yamaguchi Kenritsu Bijutsukan, Apr. 26-June 15, 1997; at Chiba-shi Bijutsukan, July 1-Aug. 31, 1997./ Includes bibliographical references in Englsh. (Inventory #: 170721)