Tuyoq Caves: Apsaras
Ink and color on silk
Tuyoq Caves: Apsaras (detail)
Tuyoq Caves: Apsaras
CHINA, Xinjiang, Turpan; Tang dynasty
These fragments were found in the Tuyoq Caves in Xinjiang. The child apsara painted in light colors on the left appears to descend from the clouds. Stoles are wrapped around the arms and float above the figure. The cheek is emphasized with red and there is a lock of hair on the forehead. A heavenly musician holding a drum is partially visible on the right.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 944.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Tuyoq Caves: Apsaras." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 944.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Tuyoq Caves: Apsaras" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:944.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Tuyoq Caves: Apsaras. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 944).
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