Scientific Research on the Sculptural Arts of Asia: Proceedings of the Third Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art

Title: Scientific Research on the Sculptural Arts of Asia: Proceedings of the Third Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art
Author List: Janet G. Douglas (ed.), Paul Jett (ed.), John Winter (ed.)
Publisher: Archetype Publications; in association with the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution
Publication Date: April 2007
Publication Type: book
Format: print (hardcover)
Pages: 234
Illustrations: 305
ISBN: 9781904982203
Collection Area(s): Across Collections
Cover of Scientific Research on the Sculptural Arts of Asia: Proceedings of the Third Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art. Cover image: close up of a Buddhist statue sitting cross-legged, eyes downturned, right hand raised so that the thumb and index fingers are touching
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Proceedings of the third Forbes Symposium at the Freer Gallery of Art.

Throughout Asia’s history, sculptural arts have encompassed a variety of processes, including carving, modeling, casting, and assembling. Scientific investigations presented in this volume include studies of Southeast Asian jade, Chinese bronzes, Mongolian deer stones, Japanese polychrome sculpture, and others. Scientific study of sculpture helps us learn more about why, where, and how these works were made as well as address concerns about the state of their preservation and conservation.