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Yungang: Art, History, Archaeology, Liturgy

By Joy Lidu Yi
Hardcover
$200.00
By Joy Lidu Yi
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The first-ever comprehensive analysis of its kind in any western language, this unique volume provides a social art history of Yungang: a 5th-century rock-cut court cave complex, UNESCO World Heritage site, and one of the greatest Buddhist monuments of all time. Yungang asks why, when, and under what circumstances this impressive cave sanctuary was made, and who played significant roles at various stages.

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