Mogao Cave 445: Illustration of the Amitabha Sutra - Heavenly Dancer
Mogao Cave 445: Illustration of the Amitabha Sutra - Heavenly Dancer
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This detail is found in the lower central section of the illustration of the Amitabha Sutra on the south wall of the main chamber. The heavenly dancer has a high topknot and a full face with curved eyebrows and round cheeks. The figure wears a necklace, bracelets on the arms and wrists, and a long stole wrapped around the arms. The dancer’s right elbow is bent and the hand is raised to ear level while the left hand is lowered and grasps the stole. A long lower garment is worn, and the figure dances with the left leg raised in a dynamic pose.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1226.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 445: Illustration of the Amitabha Sutra - Heavenly Dancer." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1226.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 445: Illustration of the Amitabha Sutra - Heavenly Dancer" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1226.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 445: Illustration of the Amitabha Sutra - Heavenly Dancer. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1226).
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