DEC 2001

VOLUME 32 - NUMBER 10

This issue features articles discussing recent findings in Tibetan art. Amy Heller examines a Kashmiri-style bronze Buddha and a paintings of a seated Shakyamuni, both with historically important inscriptions, which enable her to identify distinct schools of Indian aesthetic influence in eleventh century Tibet. Aldo Mignucci's analysis of three thirteenth century monk portraits that can be associated either by inscription or stylistically with Yazang monastery sheds light on a previously unknown painting tradition. By comparing a thirteenth century Tibetan sculpture of Vajrasana Buddha to similar images from India and the Himalayan region, Jane Casey Singer concludes that these are reproductions of the main image in the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya.

Helmut F. Neumann discusses the lesser-known wall paintings of the Shadakshari chapel at Shalu, including one of only two well-preserved mandalas in the monastery, and suggests that it was painted in the second decade of the fourteenth century. Rob Linrothe and Melissa Kerin gives an account of their participation in deconsecration and reconsecration rituals at Kadampa Chorten in Zangskar, and summarize their investigation of the chorten's clay sculptures, murals and paintings on cloth. Amy Heller describes the rediscovery of fourteenth/fifteenth century manuscrips at Pijor in the Dolpo region, and the project to restore Nesar monastery and preserve its library. Romanization of Tibetan terms and names in all articles in this issue follows the system used by the respective authors.

FEATURES
Amy Heller. Terma of Dolpo: The Secret Library of Pijor
Rob Linrothe and Melissa Kerin. Deconsecration and Discovery: The Art of Karsha's Kadampa Chorten Revealed
Jane Casey Singer. Tibetan Homage to Bodh Gaya
Helmut F. Neumann. Shalu's Hidden Treasure: The Paintings Paintings of the Shadakshari Chapel
Aldo Mignucci. Three Thirteenth Century Thangkas: A Rediscovered Tradition from Yazang Monastery?
Amy Heller. Indian Style, Kashmiri Style: Aesthetics of Choice in Eleventh Century Tibet.
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Catherine Maudsley. Autumn Auctions in Hong Kong
COMMENTARY
Nancy Hatch Dupree. Commentary: Threats to Afghan Cultural Heritage Continue