Miran Stupa 3: Winged Heavenly Being
Miran Stupa 3: Winged Heavenly Being
CHINA, Xinjiang, Bayingolin
These mural fragments discovered in Miran Stupa 3 show the upper body of a winged heavenly being with large eyes, red lips, and black hair. The figure is dressed in a yellow, round-necked robe, and is contained within a semicircle. Scrolling patterns painted against a black background are visible below the figure, and there is a white line above the head.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 533.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Miran Stupa 3: Winged Heavenly Being." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 533.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Miran Stupa 3: Winged Heavenly Being" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:533.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Miran Stupa 3: Winged Heavenly Being. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 533).
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