Celestial Realms: The Art of Nepal from California Collections

Author:   Nancy Tingley ,  Nutandhar Sharma
Publisher:   Crocker Art Museum
ISBN:  

9781884038242


Pages:   128
Publication Date:   26 October 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Celestial Realms: The Art of Nepal from California Collections


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The Kathmandu Valley is the most populated region of Nepal, and the Newar, probable descendants of the Kirati who settled in the Valley in the first millennium BCE, have for centuries created the art featured in Celestial Realms. In additin to Hindu and Buddhist sculpture and paintings, tribal works from the middle hill region are also included, providing a contrast with Newar production.

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Author:   Nancy Tingley ,  Nutandhar Sharma
Publisher:   Crocker Art Museum
Imprint:   Crocker Art Museum
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.930kg
ISBN:  

9781884038242


ISBN 10:   1884038247
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   26 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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... unusually well-written catalog by guest curator Nancy Tingley and Nutandar Sharma figures as an indispensable component of the project and the experience it offers.--Kenneth Baker San Francisco Chronicle


. . . unusually well-written catalog by guest curator Nancy Tingley and Nutandar Sharma figures as an indispensable component of the project and the experience it offers. Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle


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Nancy Tingley is an independent scholar whose most recent exhibitions include Arts of Ancient Viet Nam: From River Plain to Open Sea at Asia Society, New York, and buddhas at the Crocker Art Museum. Nutandhar Sharma is a freelance cultural historian and publisher of Amalekh Weekly. He was formerly a member of the Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia, University of Heidelberg, Germany.

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