Feilai Peak Caves Niche 70: Marici
Stone
Feilai Peak Caves Niche 70: Marici
CHINA, Zhejiang, Hangzhou; Yuan dynasty
Located on a cliff by the southern bank of Lengquan (Cold Fountain) Stream, this arched niche has a barrel-vaulted ceiling. Inside the niche is Marici, wearing a five-leaf crown, necklace, robes, and a long draped stole. The face is rectangular, with arched eyebrows, curved lips, and an urna on the forehead. The expression is benevolent and kind, with a hint of a smile. Marici sits in relaxation posture on a lotus throne, holding an asoka flower in one hand and forming the varada (wish-granting) mudra with the other. A pig lies below the lotus throne; one of Marici’s feet rests on a lotus pedestal placed on its back.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 367.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Feilai Peak Caves Niche 70: Marici." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 367.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Feilai Peak Caves Niche 70: Marici" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:367.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Feilai Peak Caves Niche 70: Marici. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 367).
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