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The Kizil complex - on the banks of the Muzat River, in the Xinjiang province of China - comprises more than 230 Buddhist rock-cut caves, and was once an important conduit of commerce and intellect along the Silk Road. Kizil on the Silk Road is a lavishly illustrated volume that brings together a collection of works - from a number of renowned scholars - that explore the unique history of the caves, and offer unrivalled insights into the beautiful Buddhist artifacts that remain there, as well as those that have become scattered throughout museums and private collections the world over.

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Rajeshwari Ghose is the recently retired Professor of Art History at Hong Kong University, and a pre-eminent scholar of Buddhist art.

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