Gongxian Cave 4: Ceiling (northwest corner)
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Gongxian Cave 4: Ceiling
CHINA, Henan, Zhengzhou; Northern Wei dynasty
The ceilings of Caves 1, 3, and 4 are all carved with decorative patterns. The ceilings of Caves 3 and 4 feature simplified versions of the design in Cave 1. The best preserved ceiling is found within Cave 4.There are two rings of squares surrounding the central pillar. The inner ring features relief carvings of apsaras and lotus-born beings, arranged in pairs without repetition. The outer ring presents many different kinds of lotuses in sets of three without repetition. Where the frames cross, there are flower designs.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 390.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Gongxian Cave 4: Ceiling." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 390.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Gongxian Cave 4: Ceiling" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:390.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Gongxian Cave 4: Ceiling. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 390).
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