Langru: Heavenly Being
Clay
Langru: Heavenly Being
CHINA, Xinjiang, Hotan
This artifact was discovered at the site of a Buddhist temple of which only the foundations remain. It likely served as a decorative motif on a wall or as part of a larger work.
The heavenly being emerges from the center of a lotus, holding a large garland aloft. The figure has a high circular topknot, behind which there is a tilted two-layer nimbus. Downward swirls suggest the folds of a dress over the shoulders, chest, ribs, and stomach. The artifact is mostly plain with a reddish color on the top of the lotus petal to the right.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 169.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Langru: Heavenly Being." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 169.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Langru: Heavenly Being" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:169.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Langru: Heavenly Being. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 169).
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