Mudras or The Ritual Hand Poses of the Buddha Priests and the Shiva Priest of Bali

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 104 pages
• Published by: Kessinger Publishing, LLC July 26, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0766176258
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0766176256
• Book Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Weighs: 9 ounces

Product Description
1923. In the Spring of 1923, Miss Tyra de Kleen, the Swedish artist and traveler, held an exhibition of her watercolor drawings at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. They illustrated the ceremonial dances of the people, and the symbolic hand gestures (mudras) of the Pedandas (priests), as they are performed at the present day on the island of Bali, in the Netherlands East Indies. It is believed this book will prove to be a pioneer work and a foundation stone for future research in the little known branch of religious symbolism. gorgeously illustrated.

Reader Reviews
This book would have been very good if the art plates had been of better quality. The reproductions were so blurred that most of the hand mudras were almost indistinguishable. I was very disappointed in not being able to see the mudras. The organization was very poor with all the details in one section and the plates in another. I would not recommend it.