Five Temple Cave 3: Standing Bodhisattva
Five Temple Cave 3: Standing Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Jiuquan; Five Dynasties
This mural is located on the left side of the back (north) wall. The Bodhisattva has a round face with large eyes, wide nose, thick lips, and full cheeks. The eyebrows are high and slightly arched. The hair is in a high topknot with locks trailing over the shoulders. Ornaments adorn the hair, shoulders, arms, and neck. The Bodhisattva holds a vajra in the right hand and wears a long green dhoti tied at the waist. The figure is painted with smooth lines of varied thickness.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 371.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Five Temple Cave 3: Standing Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 371.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Five Temple Cave 3: Standing Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:371.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Five Temple Cave 3: Standing Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 371).
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