Bezeklik Cave 9: Uighur Nobles as Donors
Bezeklik Cave 9: Uighur Nobles as Donors
CHINA, Xinjiang, Turpan
These images are located on the north wall of the main chamber. The donors are thought to be Uighur nobility, who became Mongolian officials when the Uighurs acknowledged allegiance to Mongolia.
All three figures have joined palms, with a dagger and pouch hanging from their waist. They have the same physique, fine eyebrows, and small eyes. Each figure wears the traditional Mongolian hairstyle in which a small lock of short hair lays on the forehead and plaits hang behind the ears. The figure in the middle has a mustache and beard. On the right of each figure, there is a cartouche stating Turkic names in Uighur script.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 133.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bezeklik Cave 9: Uighur Nobles as Donors." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 133.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bezeklik Cave 9: Uighur Nobles as Donors" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:133.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bezeklik Cave 9: Uighur Nobles as Donors. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 133).
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