This is a review article by Ulrich von Schroeder reviewing several chapters in the recently published catalogue The Black Hat Eccentric: Artistic Visions of the Tenth Karmapa: the review primarily focuses on Chapter 8 of the volume,The Sculpture of Chöying Dorje, Tenth Karmapa, by Ian Alsop. Because this subject is of some interest to many scholars Asianart.com is also hosting a forum on this subject, Sculpture of the 10th Karmapa. [See asianart.com].
