Labrang Monastery Murals: Western Pure Land - Apsara
Labrang Monastery Murals: Western Pure Land - Apsara
Labrang Monastery Murals: Dharma Protector
Labrang Monastery Murals: Kalavinka
Labrang Monastery Murals
CHINA, Gansu, Xiahe; Qing dynasty
These 18th century murals are painted on all four walls of the halls at Labrang Monastery. In one of the murals, graceful heavenly beings frolic in the Western Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha. Dressed in flowing robes and stoles, they are shown holding banners, dancing, playing the flute, or beating drums. Dharma protectors and a garuda are also depicted. The murals, painted with lines of varying thickness and rich colors, reflect the artistic exchange between China and Tibet since the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 467.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Labrang Monastery Murals." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 467.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Labrang Monastery Murals" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:467.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Labrang Monastery Murals. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 467).
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