Garland of Visions: Color, Tantra, and a Material History of Indian Painting

by Jinah Kim

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Garland of Visions explores the generative relationships between artistic intelligence and tantric vision practices in the construction and circulation of visual knowledge in medieval South Asia. Shifting away from the traditional connoisseur approach, Jinah Kim instead focuses on the materiality of painting: its mediums, its visions, and especially its colors. She argues that the adoption of a special type of manuscript called pothi enabled the material...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520343212

ISBN13:9780520343214

Release Date:February 2021

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:352 Pages

Weight:2.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 8.1" x 10.0"

Related Subjects

Art Arts, Music & Photography Religion Religion & Spirituality

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