Painting Traditions of the Drigung Kagyu School
By: David P. Jackson ; curated by David P. Jackson, Karl Debreczeny, and Christian Luczanits
Contributors: Debreczeny, Karl; Luczanits, Christian; Rubin Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Series: Masterworks of Tibetan painting series; Masterworks of Tibetan painting series -- 5th v.
Publisher: Rubin Museum of Art
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780984519071; 9780984519088
Subjects: Buddhist art and symbolism; ʼBri-gung-pa (Sect); Exhibitions
Description: Though the Drigung Kagyu was one of the most prominent and powerful schools of Tibetan Buddhism during its early period (12th - 14th century), its art is still relatively poorly known, even among Tibetans. With its mother monastery destroyed twice, once in the late 13th century and again during the Great Cultural Revolution, much of the art was lost or dispersed. The iconography of the Drigung School is examined with regard to its three main periods - early, middle, and late - in combination with the distinctive influences of the Sharri, Khyenri, and Driri styles. The book aims elucidate to the painting traditions of the Drigung Kagyu School and investigate lineage depictions and methods of dating, while referring to previously overlooked Tibetan sources, both ancient and modern. The publication and related exhibition also explores the beneficial quality ascribed to the works of art and the elements they contain.
Notes: "This catalog is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized and presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, April 24 through September 7, 2015, and curated by David P. Jackson."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-313) and index.