Publications
Catalogue of the exhibition “Objects telling their stories”, p. 72, hard cover, italian and english text
Book (2017)
HIMALAYAN MASKS
Lanfranchi Collection
by Renzo Freschi and Luciano Lanfranchi
The volume—in English, 376 large-format pages—besides telling the story and presenting other documents on this subject, also contains an interview with Luciano Lanfranchi, the owner of this amazing collection, who talks about his passion for modern and primitive art.
Catalog 27 (2015)
MASKS OF THE SOUL
30 Masks of Japanese theatre
64 pages with 30 masks, 4 prints of Nō theatre and two introductions by Rossella Marangoni and Francesco Morena.
Catalogo 26 (2012)
CHINA
The art of Rocks
32 pages with 16 contemporary Chinese rocks, 10 paintings and prints from the 19th century.
Catalog 25 (2010)
PAST AND PRESENT OF TIBETAN PAINTING
16 pages with 20 ancient thangkas and mandalas alongside 14 paintings by celebrated Tibetan contemporary artists.
Catalog 24 (2008)
GANDHARAN PORTRAITS
12 pages with 12 stucco and terracotta heads dating from the 3rd to the 6th C. found in Gandhara and other remote areas such as Kashmir and Turkestan.
Catalog 23 (2006)
ZEN PAINTINGS
12 pages, 15 paintings from the 18th to the 20th C. depicting most characteristic themes of the Zen doctrine by famous and anonymous Japanese artists.
Catalog 22 (2006)
GLANCES FROM THE PAST
Chinese portraits from the Ming and Qing
64 pages, 40 Ming and Qing portraits with descriptions and two introductions by Isabella Doniselli Eramo and Elettra Casarin.
Catalog 21 (2005)
MYTHS AND RITUALS
40 pages with an introduction by Indologist Cinzia Pieruccini and with 20 sculptures and paintings from Gandhara, India, and China.
Catalog 20 (2004)
BODY AND SOUL
Form and Emotion in Oriental Sculpture
40 pages with 20 stone and bronze sculptures from Gandhara, India, Tibet, China, and Cambodia, 6th to 13th C.
Catalog 19 (2003)
The art journey of
MARCO POLO
40 pages with 22 pieces from India to China, 2nd to 16th C., and 15 photographs by Michael Yamashita, National Geographic photographer.
Catalog 18 (2002)
SCULPTURES FROM INDIA
44 pages with 28 sculptures from the 2nd to the 10th C. and two essays by Giuliano Boccali and Cinzia Pieruccini on the sculpture, aesthetics and mythology of India.
Brochure (2002)
ANIMALS OF ANCIENT CHINA
14 pages, 24 terracotta and wood animals from the 2nd century BC to the 10th AD, plus an essay on animals in Chinese art and culture.
Catalog 17 (2001)
ART OF TIBET
80 pages, 50 statues, paintings, book covers and ritual objects from the 14th to the 19th C., with seven essays on Tibetan art, culture, and aesthetics.
Catalog 16 (2000)
THE ART OF GANDHARA
72 pages, 50 stone, stucco, and terracotta sculptures and three essays on Gandharan art, history, and archaeology.
Catalog 15 (1999)
THE ART OF BUDDHISM
from India to China
112 pages, 57 sculptures and paintings, eleven essays by 7 eminent Italian scholars on the art, religion, and literature of Buddhism.
Catalog 14 (1999)
THE SCULPTED FACE
50 Heads from India, Tibet, Thailand, and China
24 pages, 24 heads of various materials, an introduction by Indologist Nicoletta Celli.
Catalog 13 (1997)
IMMORTAL BEAUTY
The human sculptural image from India to Tibet
64 pages and 28 stone and bronze sculptures.
Catalog 10 (1996)
RIFLESSI DEL CIELO
Antichi specchi cinesi in bronzo
30 pages; 13 illustrations. Two introductions by Sinologist Daniele Cologna and Nuccia Mozzi Baratto.
(ITALIAN ONLY)
Catalogo 9 (1994)
Grecia e India
L’ARTE
DEL GANDHARA
56 pages, 27 sculpture in schist and stucco, introduction by Renzo Freschi.
(ITALIAN ONLY)
Catalogo 8 (1993)
L’IDEALE
UMANO E DIVINO
nella scultura indiana
48 pages; 28 illustrations, two introductions by Indologists Cinzia Pieruccini e Giuliano Boccali.
(ITALIAN ONLY)
Catalog 7 (1992)
L’IMMAGINE
DEL BUDDHA
dal Gandhara al Sud-Est asiatico
48 pages; 20 illustrations. introduction by Professor Giuliano Boccali.
(ITALIAN ONLY)
Catalog 6 (1991)
DIPINTI
TIBETANI
dal 1400 al 1800
40 pages; 16 illustrations, an article on Tibetan Mandala by Professor Franco Ricca.
(ITALIAN ONLY)
Catalog 5 (1990)
SCULTURE
DELL’INDIA CLASSICA
II sec. a.C. – XII d.C.
55 pages; 21 illustrations. two intruductions by Professor Giuliano Boccali and Renzo Freschi.
(ITALIAN ONLY)
Catalog 3 (1988)
SCULTURE
MON & KHMER
dal VI al XII secolo
56 pages, 22 stone sculptures, two introductions to Mon-Haripunjaya sculpture and to Khmer art.