Christianity in Asia
Subtitle: Sacred Art and Visual Splendour
Publisher: Asian Civilisations Museum
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9789810996857
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism; Christianity and the arts; Art and religion; Art, exhibitions
Description: Christianity in Asia' explores the spread of the religion across Asia, and the art it inspired. This fully illustrated catalogue is aimed at a general audience, and accompanies the first exhibition exclusively dedicated to this topic. The book shows how local artists interpreted well-established Christian iconography, with new materials, and in often surprising ways. Essays explore earliest Christian art in Central Asia, India, and China; interest in Christian art at the Islamic courts; and works associated with missionary activities in China, South and Southeast Asia, and Japan. Exhibition: Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore (27.05.-11.09.2016).