Performing the visual
Subtitle: the practice of Buddhist wall painting in China and Central Asia, 618-960
By: Sarah E. Fraser.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Mural painting and decoration, Chinese -- China -- Dunhuang Caves -- Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960; Mural painting and decoration,  Buddhist -- China -- Dunhuang Caves; Mural painting and decoration -- China -- Dunhuang Caves -- Technique; Artists' preparatory studies -- China -- Dunhuang Caves
Other titles: Practice of Buddhist wall painting in China and Central Asia, 618-960
Description: Relying on rare, virtually unpublished drawings on Buddhist themes from a medieval library in western China, this study analyses the painters' pictorial strategies, revealing artists' dependancy on concrete tools such as sketches in the preparation of wall painting.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-326) and index.
Table of contents: title: The sketch : historical, thematic, and stylistic issues; title: The economics of Buddhist art : compensation and organization; title: The cognitive practices of the wall painter; title: The influences of the Dunhuang sketches : Fenben and monochrome drawing; title: Banners and ritual-practice diagrams : two additional types of sketches; title: Performance : orality and visuality; title: Sketching, performance, and spontaneity in Tang China.