[Buddha-l] Gandharan Buddhist Art at NY Asia Society

[Dan Lusthaus]

Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Gandharan Buddhist Art at NY Asia Society


> Dan--thanks for the notice.
> Are you planning to visit the exhibit?
>
> Joanna

Yes, but probably won't have a chance to make it to NYC until Sept. I've 
seen some of the pieces when they were on loan to Japan awhile back during 
the Silk Road craze all the Japanese museums were touting. But haven't seen 
all the pieces together in one exhibit. Gandharan art is fascinating --  
Buddhas' heads are covered with hair, not snails, they have hair buns 
instead of freakish bony protrubances, and they usually sport wavy mustaches 
as well.

Dan