Mogao Cave 305: Phoenix Carriage
Mogao Cave 305: Phoenix Carriage
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui dynasty
This image is on the south slope of the ceiling. The painting displays a female deity riding an elaborate carriage pulled by phoenixes. The carriage has a canopy and a long row of flags flutters in the wind at the back. A long-eared guide stands at the front of the carriage. The sky contains spinning celestial flowers and drifting clouds, portraying a vast heavenly realm filled with activity.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1138.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 305: Phoenix Carriage." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1138.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 305: Phoenix Carriage" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1138.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 305: Phoenix Carriage. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1138).
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