Mogao Cave 320: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Mogao Cave 320: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This image is painted to the left of the niche on the back (west) wall. The Bodhisattva wears a crown with a Buddha image in the center, and has ornaments adorning the chest along with a silk stole draped across the upper body. The figure gazes downward, holding a vase in the left hand and a willow branch in the right. A long lower garment is tied around the narrow waist and the body is turned slightly to one side. The Bodhisattva stands barefoot on lotus pedestals. Though the skin has blackened from oxidation over time, other colors such as green, white, and orange remain vivid on the clothing and adornments of the Bodhisattva.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1141.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 320: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1141.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 320: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1141.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 320: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1141).
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