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Reaching the Buddhist paradise: early images of Buddhas and bodhisattvas in Koguryŏ
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 554–569
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Perrin, Ariane (Perrin, Ariane)
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1. Inscribed Buddhist triad, provenance unknown, attributed to Koguryŏ. 563 CE. Gilded bronze, height 17.5 cm. (Kansong Art Museum).
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2. Plan of the under-structure of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn yujŏk yumul togam / The Illustrated Book of Ruins and Relics of Korea, Pyongyang 1990 (hereafter Chosŏn), VI, p.73, fig.93; redrawn by the author).
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3. Layout of murals of the north wall of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing four bodhisattvas, the Green Dragon and apsaras. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.72, fig.91).
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4. East ceiling of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing an enthroned Buddha, tomb occupants and apsaras. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.74, fig.97).
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5. Restored image of the west wall of the main chamber of the Susanni tomb near Namp’o, North Korea, showing a Yaksha–Atlas figure. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Ch’ŏnsang-ŭi munyang yesul: Koguryŏ kobun pyŏkhwa / Celestial motifs: Ancient Tomb Murals of the Koguryŏ Dynasty, Taejŏn 2020, p.282).
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6. Ceiling corners of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing Yaksha–Atlas figures, and newborn male and female figures in lotus flowers. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.82, fig.105).
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7. Right wall of the second chamber of the Sanshi (Three Chambers) tomb, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing a Yaksha–Atlas figure and two Black Warriors. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (From Chosŏn, VI, p.68, fig.85).
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10. Buddha and bodhisattvas on the south wall of Yungang cave no.10, Datong, Shanxi province, China. Northern Wei period, 470–94 CE. (From Li Zhiguo: Yungang shiku (Yungang caves), Beijing 1995, p.92, fig.73).
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11a and b. Seated Buddha (mandorla missing), found at Ttuksŏm, Seoul area. First half of the 5th century CE. Gilded bronze, height 4.9 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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12. Seated Buddha, found at the Wŏno-ri temple site, P’yŏngwŏn county, north of Pyongyang area, South P’yŏngan province, North Korea. Koguryŏ period, sixth century CE. Clay, height 17 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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13a and b. Standing bodhisattva, found at Wŏno-ri temple site, P’yŏngwŏn county, South P’yŏngan province, North Korea. Koguryŏ period, sixth century. Clay, height 19.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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14. Seated Buddha, found near Hwangju, North Hwanghae province, North Korea. soapstone (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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15. Buddhist stele. Chinese, Late Northern Wei period. (Zhucheng Museum, Shandong).
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16. Fragment of mould, found south of Pyongyang at T’osong-ni, Taedong county, South P’yongan province, North Korea. Koguryo period, sixth century. Clay. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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17. Seated Buddha. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height 8.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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18. Inscribed mandorla, found at Ch’ungju, North Ch’ungch’ong province, South Korea. 536 or 596 CE. Gilded bronze, height 12.4 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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19. Inscribed standing Buddha, found at Uiryong, South Kyongsang province (Silla territory), South Korea. 539 CE. Gilded bronze, height 16.2 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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20. Inscribed mandorla, found in P’yongch’on area, Pyongyang, North Korea. 551 CE, Gilded bronze, height. 22 cm. (Korean Central History Museum of Pyongyang).
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21. Inscribed Buddhist triad (pedestal missing), found at Koksan, in Hwanghae province, North Korea. 571. Gilded bronze, height 15.5 cm. (Ho am Art Museum, Leeum).
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22. Buddhist triad with three bodhisattvas, found in Kangwŏn province, South Korea. Three Kingdoms period, presumably sixth century CE. Gilded bronze, height 8.7 cm, pedestal diameter 3.3 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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23. Buddhist triad (bodhisattva and two arhats), found at Ch’unch’on, Kangwon province, South Korea. Koguryo or Silla, presumably second half of sixth century. Gilded bronze, height 8.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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24. Inscribed plaque, found in Omae-ri, Sinp’o city, South Hamgyong province, North Korea. Gilded bronze, 41.5 by 18.5 cm. (Korean Central History Museum of Pyongyang).
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25a and b. Inscribed Buddhist triad, found on Mount Puso, near Puyo, in South Ch’ungch’ong province, South Korea. Gilded bronze, height 8.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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26a and b. Inscribed standing bodhisattva, found in Hongsong county, South Ch’ungch’ong province, central western Korea. Gilded bronze, height 16.4 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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27. Inscribed standing bodhisattva. Northern Wei period, 525 CE. Gilded bronze. (© Minku Kim; Linshu Museum, Shandong).
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28. Standing bodhisattva. Gilded bronze, height 22.8 cm. (Gyeongju National Museum).
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29. Buddhist triad. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height 15.5 cm. (Donation of Lee Kun-hee). (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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30a and b. Inscribed standing Buddha. Korea, Three Kingdoms period. Gilded bronze, height. 7.7 cm. (Donation of Lee Kun-hee). (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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8. North wall of the front chamber of Changchuan tomb no.1, Ji’an, Jilin province, China, showing bodhisattvas turned towards the Buddha. Koguryŏ period, mid-5th century CE. (© Icomos Korea).
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9. West niche of the front chamber of the Kamsin tomb, near Namp’o city, North Korea, showing a seated figure. Koguryŏ period, late 5th century CE. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Book Review
Medieval Money, Merchants, and Morality
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 651–652
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Silver, Larry (Silver, Larry)
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Medieval Money, Merchants, and Morality By Diane Wolfthal, with contributions by Steven A. Epstein and David Yoon. 232 pp. incl. 138 col. ills. (Morgan Library & Museum, New York, and D. Giles Ltd, London, 2023), $44.95. ISBN 978–1–913875–37–4. | :
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3. Death and the miser, by Hieronymus Bosch. c.1485–90. Oil on panel, 93 by 31 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Exhibition Review
The Lost Mirror: Jews and Conversos in Medieval Spain
12/2023 | 1449 | 165
Pages: 1345–1348
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Castano Martinez, Mireia (Castano Martinez, Mireia)
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The Lost Mirror: Jews and Conversos in Medieval Spain Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid 10th October 2023– 14th January 2024 | :
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13. Detail of the Altarpiece of the Eucharist, by Llorenç Saragossà (?). c.1370–80. Tempera on panel, 255 by 234 cm. (Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Villahermosa del Río, Castellón; exh. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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14. The desecrated image of the Virgin (Cantiga 34) from the Cantigas de Santa María. 1270–80. Illuminated parchment, 49 by 32.6 cm. (Real Biblioteca del Monasterio de El Escorial, MS T-I-1, fol.50r; exh. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
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15. Domingo de Guzmán presiding over an autoda- fé, by Pedro Berruguete. c.1491–99. Oil on panel, 154 by 92 cm. (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid).
Letter
Jan van Eyck’s ‘Crucifixion’ and ‘Last Judgment’
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1172
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Ainsworth, Maryan W. (Ainsworth, Maryan W.; Ainsworth, Maryan)
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Book Review
Sebastiano del Piombo and the Sacred Image: Mediating the Divine in the Age of Reform
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 918-919
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Baker-Bates, Piers (Baker-Bates, Piers)
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Sebastiano del Piombo and the Sacred Image: Mediating the Divine in the Age of Reform By Marsha Libina. 270 pp. incl. 121 col. ills. (Brepols, Turnhout, 2022), €125. ISBN 978–2–503–59475–0. | :
Book Review
A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena
01/2023 | 1438 | 165
Pages: 92-93
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Dalvit, Giulio (Dalvit, Giulio)
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A Companion to Late Medieval and Early Modern Siena Edited by Santa Casciani and Heather Richardson Hayton. 356 pp. incl. 19 col. ills. (Brill, Leiden and Boston, 2021), €160. ISBN 978–90–04–38999–1. | :
Book Review
Mosaics in the Medieval World: From Late Antiquity to the Fifteenth Century. By Liz James
04/2020 | 1405 | 162
Pages: 355-356
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Hennessy, Cecily (Hennessy, Cecily)
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Mosaics in the Medieval World: From Late Antiquity to the Fifteenth Century By Liz James. 650 pp. incl. 161 col. + 167 b. & w. ills. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2017),  135. ISBN 978–1–107–01198–4. | :
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2. Pope Paschal I kneeling before the Virgin and Child, S. Maria in Domnica, Rome. Ninth century. (Photograph Liz James).
Book Review
Modernism and the Spiritual in Russian Art: New Perspectives. Edited by Louise Hardiman and Nicola Kozicharow
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1070
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Brunson, Molly (Brunson, Molly)
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Modernism and the Spiritual in Russian Art: New Perspectives Edited by Louise Hardiman and Nicola Kozicharow. 318 pp. incl. 89 col. ills. (Open Book Publishers, Cambridge, 2017), £24.95. ISBN 978–1–78374–339–1. | :
Publication Received
Agents of Faith: Votive Objects in Time and Place. Edited by Ittai Weinryb
10/2019 | 1399 | 161
Pages: 888
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Maniura, Robert (Maniura, Robert)
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Agents of Faith: Votive Objects in Time and Place Edited by Ittai Weinryb. 352 pp. incl. numerous col. ills. (Bard Graduate Center Gallery, New York, and Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2018), $65. ISBN 978–0–300–22296–8. | :
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Voir la Musique. By Florence Gétreau
08/2019 | 1397 | 161
Pages: 703
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Brejon de Lavergnée, Arnauld (Brejon de Lavergnée, Arnauld; Lavergnée, Arnauld Brejon de; Brejon, Arnauld; Lavergnee, Arnaud Brejon de)
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Voir la Musique By Florence Gétreau. 416 pp. incl. 334 col. ills. (Citadelles et Mazenod, Paris, 2017) | :
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