Dvaravati Art: The Early Buddhist Art of Thailand

An authoritative new work on the religious art of Dvaravati, an ancient southeast Asian polity which occupied what is now central Thailand, for about 500 years beginning in the 6th century CE. Strongly influenced by the arts of both Gupta India and ancient Sri Lanka (Amaravati) from which it most likely received the transmission of Buddhist belief, the art of Dvaravati exudes power, grace and serenity. Long a mystery to art historians and scholars, a clearer view of Dvaravati art and culture has gradually been pieced together through the painstaking efforts of a small team of archaeologists in recent decades, the culmination of which has been a major exhibition recently staged in the Guimet Museum, Paris. Previously only documented in French, this catalogue is the eagerly awaited bilingual English / Thai edition. An essential reference for those with interest in early southeast Asian religious art. All essays and descriptions in bilingual English / Thai. 248 pp., 156 colour illustrations, bibliography.

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