Bezeklik Cave 53: Thousand Buddhas (detail)
Bezeklik Cave 53: Thousand Buddhas
CHINA, Xinjiang, Turpan
This painting is located on the barrel-vaulted ceiling of this rectangular cave. The Buddhas wear draped monastic robes, sit in full lotus position, and have round nimbuses and aureoles. Green jewels fill the spaces between the figures.
The painting is outlined in ink with coats of mineral green and red ocher paint spread evenly onto it. The Thousand Buddhas all have the same form with little variation, and the colors are stylistically simple.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 146.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bezeklik Cave 53: Thousand Buddhas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 146.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bezeklik Cave 53: Thousand Buddhas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:146.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bezeklik Cave 53: Thousand Buddhas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 146).
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