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sKal-bzang, ed and tr, Measures on painting Images of Buddhas,
Qinghai People's Publishing House, Xining, June 1992.292 pp.Illus.26
cm. ISBN 7-292-225-00460-3.Hardcover.Chinese-Tibetan bilingual
edition.
A reference book for the study of Tibetan Buddhist painting
art, consisting of the study of the study of Tibetan Buddhist
painting art, consisting of three parts: a professional book
on fine arts, entitled Measures of Body, Speech and Mind by
Song-pa Ye-shes-dpal-vbyor, a Tibetan scholar in the 18th
century, giving a brief introduction to Tibetan Buddhist painting
art; 300 Pictures of Images of Deities and Buddhas, and authoritative
work for research on Lamaism and Tibetan paintings; A Tibetan-Chinese
Dictionary of Common Fine Arts Terms with several hundred
terms and a brief interpretation in each entry and arranged
in Tibetan alphabetical order.
sKar-chen Blo-dbang-phun-tshogs, Tibetan Buddhist Thangkas,
Nationalities Publishing House, Beijing, August 1993. 110
pp. 34cm. ISBN 7-105-0871-2.
The author was a famous painter of Tibetan traditional painting
of the contemporary times. This book was compiled on the basis
of classics about technology among the Five Kinds of Greater
Knowledge in Tibetan culture, containing introductions to
Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Yidoms and Protectors of Dharma and
the size and proportion of religious instruments, beasts and
decorative objects. With a number of diagrams.
bSam-skyes-tshe-ring, flowers in the Snowland: Selected
Works of bSam-skyes-tshe-ring's Oil Paintings, Nationalities
Publishing House, Beijing, November 1992. 25 pp. Illus. 25
cm. ISBN 7-105-01587-X. Tibetan -Chinese bilingual edition.
Over 20 oil paintings by a young Tibetan oil painter of
the first generation, with rich ethnic characteristics, displaying
local conditions and customs in Tibetan-inhabited areas. With
a preface by Fang Zengxian.
He Chengji, ed, Nyi-ma-tshe-ring; sichuan Nationalities
Publishing House, Chengdu, September 1994. 48 pp. Illus. 29
cm. ISBN 7-5409-1392-4 . Hardcover. Pictures by Nyi-ma-tshe-ring.
Works of Sichuan National Minorities Painters. Chinese-English
bilingual edition.
Four parts: "New Blossom in an Old Art," "
Myths and Legends," " Local Conditions and Customs
in the Snowland" and Dreams in the Polar Region."
With 44 Paintings by Nyi-ma-tshe-ring, who was granted the
title of "The Tenth Panchen Lama's Painter" for
his artistic achievements.
Selected Works of Tibetan Calligraphy, Tibetan People's
Publishing House, Lhasa, March 1991. 92 pp. 27 cm. ISBN 7-223-00389-8.
Hardcover.
A collection of prizewinning works in National Tibetan Calligraphy
Competition in 1989. With a preface by Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibetan Language Work Guidance Committee.
Shes-rab-rnam-dag, A copybook of Tibetan Calligraphy, Yunnan
Nationalities Pubishing House, Kunming, January 1994. 62 pp.
20 cm. ISBN 7-5367-0808-5.
Two categories: regular and cursive scripts, Cursive scripts
can be classified into scripts with long strokes and short
strokes(tshugs0thung), rhombus-shaped, squat-shaped and semi-cursive
and cursive scripts and seal script for special use . Tibetan
calligraphy can be classified into U style, Tsang style, Kham
style, official style and Ae style (used in Ae lha-rgya-ri
family). The art of calligraphy is a gem in Tibetan cultural
treasury. This copybook teaches learners starting from basic
strokes, step by step, from the easy to the difficult, from
the simple to the complex, providing various examples and
drawing different parts in details.
Zhang Chaoyin, China's Tibetan Stone Carving Art, China
Tibetology Publishing House, Beijing, August 1995. 192 pp.
Illus. 28 cm. ISBN 7-80057-190-4. Chinese and English bilingual
edition.
A large album of colored photos about Tibetan stone carvings,
containing large numbers of photos about Tibetan stone carvings
taken in Tibetan-inhabited areas where the author visited
on more than 10 occasions during the period from 1989 to May
1994, including stone carvings in the Medicine King Hill,
East sKye-rdor-mkhar Monastery, Pha-bong-kha, sKye-dgu Monastery,
Samye Monastery, Hor Monastery, Brag- la-klu-phug Stone Cave,
Vairocana Hall, rKyang-ri-thang, Qautama Monastery, Khang-dmar
Monasdtery, Sera Monastery, and other Tibetan-inhabited areas.
The last part is about beautiful scenic spots in the snowland.
With a brief caption for each photo, an article, entitled
"Standard and Creation -- Tibetan Stone Carving Art,"
giving a brief introduction to Tibetan stone carving art,
and a preface by Ren Jiyu.
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