FONTEIN, JAN - R. SOEKMONO, EDI SEDYAWATI (CONTRIBUTIONS),
The Sculpture of Indonesia. [First edition].
New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Large 4°. Original black cloth, bold type gilded covertitle, repeated on spine, dustjacket. 312pp. ti.-p. illustrated in monochrome, numerous coloured and monochrome plates and illustrations in text with detailed expert comments,k full-page plan of Prambanan temple complex (Java), detailed illustrations of stone-carvings found in temple galleries, bibliographic references, glossary indonesian-english, bibliography, list of lenders, table of contents. Massive ample detailed and illustrated scholarly survey of antique sculpture in the broadest sense of the work of ancient Indonesia: stone carvings illustrating temple galleries, bronzes, golden objects and jewelry, architecture of the classical period (brief survey by R. Soekmono), the making of indonesian art (by Edi Sedyawati), The Sculpture of Indonesia (by Jan Fontein). Published alongside a travelling exhibition originating in Washington National Gallery of Art, July-November 1990. Original hadbound copy WITH DUSTJACKET, available in the U.S.A. and Canada only. Very fine copy.
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Keywords: art craft antiquities antiques excavation archaeology stonesculpture buddhas gold silver jewelry history culture heritage exhibition indonesia southeastasia legacy