“This is a splendid introduction to a vast subject, written with such precision that it will certainly become a basic reference.”

newbooks.asia

“Wong’s use of an extensive array of sources and her integration of Japanese scholarship brings to light new details and new perspectives on a truly international, if not quite 'global,' Buddhist art style.”

Choice

“Dorothy C. Wong’s ambitious new book is our best resource for making sense of this important style of Buddhist art in East Asia…This elegant monograph successfully illuminates the multifaceted ways in which Buddhist images traveled between major monasteries and royal courts through the peregrinations of monks. While intended to speak to a specialist audience, Wong’s book reads as an excellent overview of seventh- to eighth-century Buddhist art in East Asia.”

Anne N. Feng | CAA Reviews

"I expect this monograph to become a standard text for research on sixth- and seventh-century East Asian Buddhist art and culture."

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