Kathmandu Valley Paintings offers visual access to the Ernst and Angela Jucker collection of Nepalese paintings, making it an essential resource for anybody who appreciates the art of the Himalayan region. The Juckers acquired the majority of this exceptional collection in India in the 1960s, and a few well-chosen additions in more recent years have filled in the aesthetic and iconographic gaps that remain. The collection includes numerous exceedingly rare scrolls for which there are no comparable pieces in other private or public collections, and it provides an excellent overall view of the painting tradition in the Kathmandu Valley from the thirteenth through the nineteenth century. Every fan of Asian art, expert or amateur, should check out the Jucker collection for a startling look at the history of Nepalese painting.