Nepal. Art of the Kathmandu Valley

October 13, 2021 January 10, 2022 Exhibition has ended

The art of Nepal, which until the middle of the 18th century referred only to the Kathmandu valley, occupies a major place within the arts of the Himalayan world, despite the modest size of the country. An exceptional art developed there, finding its first impulse in that of India but acquiring by its originality a reputation which extended to Tibet and to the imperial court of China. The exhibition presents some 90 works from this mythical and little-known country, from the collections of the Musée ...
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Nepal: works in the Kathmandu Valley - Exhibition catalogue

MX004353

€ 42

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

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