Art of India and Southeast Asia

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1970. Cloth, 263 pages, illustrations (part colour); 23 cm. Panorama of World Art Series.Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket, toned, protected in a mylar cover. "The arts of the Indian subcontinent and of those surrounding lands ("Greater India") that fell under its artistic influence are here given an unrivaled pictorial treatment. The splendid illustrations and informative text of this book carry the story from the earliest evidence of civilization at such sites as Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa in the third millennium B.C. to the exquisite products of the Rajput and Pahari schools of miniature painting. Professor Munsterberg explains how, after the collapse of the Indus Valley civilization, the visual arts languished for over a thousand years until there occurred an astonishing revival of art in the service of Buddhism. We then witness the emergence of Hinduy art in the seventh century A.D. The great temples of this so-called Hindu Medieval period, which lasted until the Moslem conquest of northern India in the thirteenth century, surpass anything that was being produced in the West at the time. This volume embraces a vast area that includes approximately one-third of the world's population and covers a period of some five thousand years." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Comparative chronology; The art of the Indus Valley civilization; The early Buddhist art of India; Buddhist art under the Kushan rulers; The art of the Gupta period; Hindu art of the early medieval period; Culmination of Hindu art during the later medieval; The Hindu art of southern India; Indian art under Jain inspiration; Miniature painting of the Rajput and Pahari schools; The Buddhist art of Afghanistan and central Asia; The art of Nepal and Tibet; The art of Ceylon and Indonesia; The art of Burma and Thailand; The art of Cambodia and Viet Nam.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.