Kizil Cave 118: Heavenly Musician
Kizil Cave 118: Heavenly Musician
CHINA, Xinjiang, Aksu
This image is painted on the barrel-vaulted ceiling in the main chamber. The heavenly musician plays a pipa and is surrounded by mountains, trees, and birds within a diamond motif. The musician stands in a sinuous posture and the head is turned to one side. The figure wears a jeweled crown and a dhoti, with a flowing stole draped over the body.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 553.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kizil Cave 118: Heavenly Musician." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 553.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Kizil Cave 118: Heavenly Musician" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:553.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Kizil Cave 118: Heavenly Musician. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 553).
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