Paradise and Plumage Exhibit

This exhibition catalogue celebrates and explores the artistic exchange between Tibet and China from the 13th to the 19th century, taking the theme of Buddist Arhat painting as a concise lens through which to view the wider ramifications of artistic and cultural interaction. Examining the exchange of motifs,... See more 

By the fourteenth century, Tibetan artists were very much aware of Chinese painting traditions and motifs. Over the course of several centuries, there were regular exchanges between the courts at the imperial capitals of China and the religious centers of Tibet. Integrating the gnarled landscapes, fantastic fauna,... See more