Dale Saunders, E., - Mudra. A study of symbolic gestures in Japanese Buddhist sculpture.

This study of the iconographic aspect of Japanese Buddhist sculpture surveys the significance of eight principal and six secondary hand gestures (mudra), in addition to the postures (asana), such as the “lotus,” and the symbolic attributes. A pictorial index helps the reader in identifying the gestures. (Source: Princetown University Press) Bollingen series 58. l Pantheon Books. New York 1960. Cl. 296 pp. No dustjacket. Very good condition.