APR 1999

VOLUME 30 - NUMBER 4

The vast range of well-preserved artefacts and documents found at the oasis of Turfan in the Xinjiang Uigher Autonomous Region of China has given scholars the opportunity to re-examine and rewrite the history of the Silk Road. Following the Third Silk Road Conference held at Yale University from 10 to 12 July 1998, five papers were selected, with the assistance of the organizer Valerie Hansen, and adapted for publication in this issue.

FEATURES
Hugo Weihe. Obituary: Antoinette Koller (1927-98)
Wang Binghua. New Finds in Turfan Archaeology
Janet Baker. Sui and Early Tang Period Images of the Heavenly King in Tombs and Temples
Angela Sheng. Woven Motifs in Turfan Silks: Chinese or Iranian?
Nobuyoshi Yamabe. An Examination of the Mural Paintings of Toyok Cave 20 in Conjunction with the Origin of the Amitayus Visualization Sutra
Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt. The Uighur Ritual Complex in Beiting
Valerie Hansen. A Brief History of the Turfan Oasis
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Rand Castile. Exhibition Review: 'Minol Araki' National Museum of History, Taipei, Hong Kong Arts Centre and Phoenix Art Museum
COMMENTARY
Brigitte Khan Majlis. Commentary: Reinventing Majapahit Terracotta Art: Fakes and the Faking Industry in Trowulan, East Java