30 x 27 cm.; pg. 317; Book enclosed in Japanese-style slipcase. Preface by Fujieda Akira [translated by P. A. Herbert]; essay of Buddhist Images at the Mogao Caves [Thousand Buddha Caves], Dunhuang, by Roderick Whitfield; Dunhuang Arts and the Silk Road, by Vadime Elisseeff; and Commentary of each of the plates by Junzo Tagawa. Photographs by Seigo Otsuka. "[A photographer assigned to the NHK Dunhuang Project Team], Ostsuka Seigo, used the latest technology to shoot splendid photographs for the plates, [and] made photographic studies of over forty caves, chosen as representative of each type and period. Over half of the plates, consisting principally of photographs of large wall paintings, some spread over from two to four pages, are very striking. The second half, consisting of photographs of details, many of which come under the categories of apsaras, supernatural beings and grotesque creatures, everyday scenes, folk customs and the like, are a delight to the eye and in many instances draw attention to details which might be overlooked in the large plates. This one volume is packed to capacity for four hundred photographs. This illustrated volume is therefore destined to be not only a valuable resource for specialists, but also a most magnificent collector's piece for ordinary book-lovers. Assuredly it will serve as a milestone in the progress of Dunhuang studies. " Text as printed in the book is in Japanese only--Photocopies of English language translations are loosely enclosed in an envelope, and include translations of the Preface (2 pages) , Table of Contents (including Parts 1 and 2) , the Whitfield (6 pages) and Elisseeff (3 pages) essays, and the Tagawa commentary (78 pages). NOTE: DUE TO THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THIS VOLUME A POSTAGE SURCHARGE MAY APPLY FOR CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. ISBN 4140091886

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