The Early Sculptures of Nepal, by Lain S. Bangdel

Lain Singh Bangdel (Rai) (1919-2002), an eminent scholar, novelist, painter and art historian, was responsible for introducing the modern trend of Western art into Nepal ("Bangdel era") with his pioneering one-man exhibition in Kathmandu in 1962 and introduced realistic writing in Nepali literature during his stay in Calcutta during 1940s. Being a leading authority on Nepalese art, Bangdel also was the former Chancellor of Nepal's Royal Nepal Academy.

Contains 156 b&w plates and 59 figures. 305x245mm. XII+260 pages. Red cloth Hardcover with dust jacket. Gilt spine. This extremely rare album album of Nepalese art!