Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
by Saunders, E. Dale
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Pantheon Books, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. g. 4to. 296pp. Gold lettering on front board and spine over tan cloth. Book contains b/w copies of photographs depicting Japanese Buddhist statues and b/w photos of the eight principal & six secondary symbolic gestures. Interesting work discussing the importance of form and posture in the Japanese Buddhist style of sculpture. Explains the connections between Buddhist thought and forms used in sculpture. Covers the yogic postures, gestures and their meanings in Japanese Buddhist sculpture. Slight bumping to head of spine and tail of spine. No dust jacket. Overall good condition.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24140
- Title
- Mudra: A Study of Symbolic Gestures in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture
- Author
- Saunders, E. Dale
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Japanese Buddhist Art, Buddhist Sculpture, Japanese Sculpture
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....