Nepal. Art of the Kathmandu Valley

FRENCH LANGUAGE

Until the mid-18th century, Nepal referred only to the Kathmandu Valley, a key crossing point between the Indian and Tibetan worlds.
Its inhabitants, the Newars, developed a brilliant and original art, which found its first impulse in that of India, but acquired itself a considerable reputation.
Buddhist and Hindu art flourished in parallel in the valley, including in their tantric, esoteric form. The Nepalese collection of the National Museum of Asian Art - Guimet, in Paris, which has been gradually built up since the end of the 19th century, now comprises more than a hundred pieces, forming an exceptional ensemble in terms of its quality and iconographic richness.

Exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art - Guimet, in Paris from 13 October 2021 to 10 January 2022

French language
288 pages / 192 illustrations

Snoeck Publishers / Musée national des arts asiatiques Guimet