Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Buddhist Images, Vol. I

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Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series: Buddhist Images, Vol. I

北京文物精粹大系: 佛造像卷（上）

Author: Bianweihui

Order No. 3158

ISBN-13: 9787200043235

ISBN-10: 7200043230

Binding: Hardcover in Slipcase

Publisher: Beijing Publishing House

Pub Year: 2001

Pages: 284

Language: Chinese-English

Size: 8.5 x 11.5

Price: $79.95

This volume contains over 200 Chinese and Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddhist statues selected from antiquities departments and museums in Beijing. Pieces range from the Northern Wei to the Qing dynasty, with many pieces from small collections never before published.

Instruction: The following introduction to this book is in Chinese. If your computer doesn’t show Chinese characters, please right-click your mouse, select Encoding and then select Chinese Simplified to read in Chinese.

本卷为北京文物精粹大系《佛造像卷》上，所收文物大部分为首都博物馆藏品，余为北京艺术博我馆藏品，共收入鲷佛造像178套，其他质地的佛教造像将收入北京文物精粹大系《佛造像卷》（下），故本卷不再收入。本卷所收铜佛造像包括汉传佛教造像和藏传佛教造像两部分。汉传佛教造像的时代从十六国起至清代；藏传佛教造像的时代从唐代吐蕃时期起至清代。

本卷两个部分均按时代排序，各个时代再分别按佛教造像类别排列：汉传佛教造像以佛、菩萨、罗汉、护法为序，藏传佛教造像以祖师、本尊、佛、佛母、菩萨、空行护法为序。
佛教造像年代使用中国历史朝代名称和公元纪年。佛教造像名称采用通行名称，不能确切辨识者则标以神像部类名称。如“培萨像”、“佛母像”等。本卷收有《北京地区的佛教造像艺术》和《北京与藏传佛教造像》作为概论和专论。图版有相关内容的简要文字介绍，附在卷尾。

Series Introduction:

The abundant and valuable cultural relics of Beijing are an important component of China’s cultural heritage, but for many years, these treasures can be seen only in museums or at some exhibitions. The publication of “Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series” makes it possible for the general readership to have a glimpse of these valuable treasures.

The series includes thousands of masterpieces selected from the collections of Beijing antiquarian units and museums and shows them in 16 volumes: Stone Carvings, Stone Inscriptions, Pottery and Porcelain (2 volumes), Jades, Bronzes, Ancient Bells, Buddhist Images, Gold and Silver Wares, Calligraphy, Paintings, Rare Ancient Books, Textiles and Embroidery, Furniture, and Works of Decorative Arts (2 volumes).

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