| ISBN |
9004168648 (hbk.) |
| 9789004168640 (hbk.) |
| Author |
Rosenfield, John M. |
| Title |
Portraits of Chōgen : the transformation of Buddhist art in early medieval Japan / by John M. Rosenfield |
| Publisher |
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011 |
| Physical desc. |
296 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Japanese visual culture 1 |
| Note |
"Sections of this volume were delivered as the Toshiba Lectures in Japanese Art sponsored by the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures in November 2004, in London and Norwich" -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-282) and index. |
| Contents |
An account of Chōgen's life -- East Asian portraiture -- Revival of realism -- The Great Buddha of Tōdaiji -- The hall of the Great Buddha -- Sculptors of Kyoto and Nara -- Icons, rituals, and paths to salvation -- Relics and ritual implements -- Buddhist paintings and illuminated sutras -- Benevolent deeds of Namu-Amidabutsu: an annotated translation of Chōgen's memoir. |
| Person as subject |
Chōgen -- 1121?-1195? |
| Subject |
Buddhist art -- Japan |
| Buddhist sculpture -- Japan |
| Buddhist antiquities -- Japan |
| Art, Japanese -- Heian period, 794-1185 |
| Art, Japanese -- Kamakura-Momoyama periods, 1185-1600 |
| Portrait sculpture, Japanese |
| Portrait painting, Japanese |
| Buddhist priests -- Japan -- Biography |
| Todaiji (Nara-shi, Japan) |
