The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence, SIGNED, 1978, VG HC DJ
The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence, SIGNED, 1978, VG HC DJ
The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence, SIGNED, 1978, VG HC DJ
The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence, SIGNED, 1978, VG HC DJ
The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence, SIGNED, 1978, VG HC DJ
The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence, SIGNED, 1978, VG HC DJ

The Ideal Image: The Gupta Sculptural Tradition and Its Influence, SIGNED, 1978, VG HC DJ

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Pal, Pratapaditya. New York: Asia House Gallery, 1978.
English, Very Good, HC, 4to, 9 1/2" x 10 1/2", 144 pp.
ISBN: 0878480528

Hardcover in beige cloth, signed by the author, and curator of Indian and Islamic art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Pratapaditya Pal, in pen to the title page. Slight cocking to spine, some foxing, and minor sunning. Very Good pictorial dust jacket, notable sunning to spine, and light wear, now in Mylar. 144 pp. Includes more than 100 black-and-white and 10 full-color images of the sculptures. From the inside of the dust jacket: "In his introductory essay Dr. [Pratapaditya] Pal describes the glories of the Gupta age and analyzes the fundamental qualities that distinguish Gupta sculpture despite the wide variety of regional variations. Also included is a brief discussion of the religious philosophies--Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism--that provided the principal themes and motifs and the inspiration for almost all of these serene images."