Gongxian Cave 1: Niche Lintel
Stone
Gongxian Cave 1: Niche Lintel
CHINA, Henan, Zhengzhou; Northern Wei dynasty
This is the lintel of Niche 2, which is found on the west wall of the cave. The upper section is carved with the Thousand Buddhas, and beneath them are two apsaras on either side of a pointed arch. Within the arch, there are seven Buddhas, each surrounded by a mandorla. Flowers are carved between each Buddha. There are also large engraved flowers on each side of the lintel.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 386.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Gongxian Cave 1: Niche Lintel." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 386.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Gongxian Cave 1: Niche Lintel" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:386.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Gongxian Cave 1: Niche Lintel. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 386).
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