Author: Rowland, Benjamin Jr. and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Title: The Wall-Paintings of India, Central Asia, and Ceylon: A Comparative Study
Description: Boston, Massachusetts, A. Townshend Johnson / The Merrymount Press, 1938. Hardcover. Grey cloth portfolio with red cloth at spine and bottom red cloth ties. Red title lettering. Decorative map end paper on inside of front cover/lid. Booklet laid in with grey wraps; 94 pp. with 30 color plates laid in and 6 bw figures. With an extensive essay about Buddhist art by Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, as well as explanatory text by Benjamin Rowland, Jr. Includes 6 sections about the wall paintings of Bamiyan, the Ajanta cave temples, the Bagh caves, and more. Lovely, large plates, in spite of the stamping. "Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was a Ceylonese Tamil philosopher and metaphysician, as well as a pioneering historian and philosopher of Indian art, particularly art history and symbolism, and an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West." (Wikipedia). Very Good + .

Keywords: Asian Art; Asian Wall Paintings; India; Central Asia; Ceylon ; Asian Wall Paintings ; ; General Art - Asian


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