TASCHEN The Dalai Lama's Secret Treasure - The Murals of Tibet SUMO

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	A thousand years of Tibetan mural masterpieces revealed for the first time. Hidden amidst soaring snowy mountains, deep valleys, and desolate deserts are some of the greatest treasures of Buddhist culture and Tibetan heritage. For more than a decade, photographer Thomas Laird traveled the length, breadth, and far-flung corners of Tibet’s plateau. View in Browser

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet


	A thousand years of Tibetan mural masterpieces revealed for the first time


	Hidden amidst soaring snowy mountains, deep valleys, and desolate deserts are some of the greatest treasures of Buddhist culture and Tibetan heritage. For more than a decade, photographer Thomas Laird traveled the length, breadth, and far-flung corners of Tibet’s plateau to capture the land’s spectacular Buddhist murals in all their sublime vastness, intricacy, and their spiritual, emotional, and psychological enrichment. Deploying new multi-image digital photography, Laird compiled the world’s first archive of these artworks, some walls as wide as 10 meters, in life-size resolution. This breathtaking publication assembles Laird’s portfolio in extra-large format with six fold-outs, printed in five colors including gold. Featuring both complete murals and copious details, it immerses readers into these precious, extraordinary masterpieces.

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet


	In recognition of this World Heritage landmark and preservation of Tibetan culture, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has signed all copies of this Collector’s Edition. In the 528-page scholarly companion book, Buddhist writer and academic Robert Thurman takes us through this transcendent journey with detailed text on the murals’ spiritual significance while captions from experts Heather Stoddard and Jakob Winkler shed light on the storylines and artistic context of each image.

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet


	As his Holiness the Dalai Lama has himself explained, these murals are not just objects of beauty, but serve as points of reference and guidance for practitioners of Buddhism, yoga, and meditation, as well as for anyone seeking to incorporate mindfulness into their daily life. Binding contemporary photographic technology with ancient traditions, this book is at once a majestic art piece, a major milestone in the appreciation of Buddhism, a precious monument to Tibetan culture, and a vital source for the contemplative arts and sciences. SUMO-sized Collector’s Edition limited to 998 copies, each signed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, with a bookstand designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect and humanitarian pioneer Shigeru Ban. Also available as two Art Editions limited to 40 copies each (No. 1–80), both with a print.

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet

	THOMAS LAIRD. MURALS OF TIBET

	Thomas Laird, Robert Thurman, Heather Stoddard, Jakob Winkler, Shigeru Ban Hardcover, 19.7 x 27.6 in., 498 pages, 6 fold-outs, with a foldable bookstand designed by Shigeru Ban, plus an illustrated 528-page scholarly companion book

	$ 12,000

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet, Art Edition A

	THOMAS LAIRD. MURALS OF TIBET. ART EDITION A No. 1–40 BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

	Art Edition, with a hand-gilded print on plaster Buddha Shakyamuni, Gyantse Kumbum (ca. 1420), in a handmade hardwood frame. This artwork comes with the limited-edition SUMO, signed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and the Shigeru Ban bookstand.

	$ 30,000

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet, Art Edition B

	THOMAS LAIRD. MURALS OF TIBET. ART EDITION B No. 41–80 GREEN TARA

	Art Edition, with a hand-gilded print on plaster Green Tara, Gyantse Kumbum (ca. 1420) in a handmade hardwood frame. This artwork comes with the limited-edition SUMO, signed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, and the Shigeru Ban bookstand.

	$ 30,000

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet

Presenting Murals of Tibet

Presenting Murals of Tibet
A first glimpse of the new SUMO takes us to the heart of the Himalayas

Making Murals of Tibet

Making Murals of Tibet
Behind the scenes of the new SUMO

Thomas Laird. Murals of Tibet