The Art of ChampaFrom 12 October 2005 to 9 January 2006, the Musee Guimet in Paris will play host to an exceptional exhibition: ‘Treasures of Vietnamese Art... Champa Sculpture’. This show will bring together for the first time, outstanding pieces from the Musée Guimet, the National Museums of France and the national Vietnamese museums of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon). The discretion of private collectors has meant that, until now, much of the wealth of this great Asian art form has remained relatively unknown but this show also includes several truly exceptional pieces from private collections, hitherto inaccessible to both the public and most curators. Jean-Francois Hubert, an international expert on Vietnamese art, has succeeding in creating a unique artistic opportunity. In the 5th century, the Champa kingdom held sway over a large area of today's Vietnam. Several magnificent structures still testify to their former presence in the Nha Trang region. Cham Sculpture was worked in a variety of materials, principally sandstone, but also gold, silver and bronze, and primarily illustrated themes from Indian mythology. The kingdom was gradually eroded during the 15th century by the irresistible descent of the people towards the south (“Nam Tiên”) from their original base in the Red River region. The author explores, describes and comments on the various styles of Cham sculpure, drawing on a rich and, as yet largely unpublished, iconographic vein. |
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Gods and their representation | 31 |
Styles and the dating of sculptures | 39 |
Conclusion | 214 |
Glossary | 220 |
Brief Chronology of Champa | 222 |
Chronology of the reigns of Cham sovereigns the construction of temples and their schools of sculpture | 223 |
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List of Illustrations | 228 |
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10th Century 10th Century detail alloy Annam Avalokitesvara Bas-relief Binh bodhisattva Brahman bronze Buddha Buddhist Cham architecture Cham art Cham sculpture Cham Temple Champa Che Bong Nga Chien Dan style chignon Chinese copper Da Nang Dai Viet dancer dating decorated Diameter diamond Dinh divinity Dong Duong style Dvarapala E1 style ears EFEO elements elephant eyebrows Following Funan Garuda god’s gold Head of Shiva Height 35 Height 50 cm High-relief Hindu History Museum Hanoi Indian Indra Indravarman Indravarman II inscriptions Jatalinga Jaya Jean Boisselier kalan Kauthara Khmer art Khuong Kieu Kiêu style Kinnari Klaung Garai l’Ecole française Lakshmi linga lion Makara monkeys monuments mount Mudra Mukhalinga Mum style mythical Nandin Nang Museum Nearly free-standing Nguyen Nha Trang Panduranga Paris Parmentier pieces Pre-Angkorian Previous Quang Ramayana ring Sandstone Sanskrit sculpted Shiva silver statue stela stone tenon tenth century Thâp-Mam style Tourane towers Vietnam History Museum Vietnamese Vijaya Vishnu