Mogao Cave 328: Seated Bodhisattva
Clay
Mogao Cave 328: Seated Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This Bodhisattva is enshrined on the right side within the back (west) wall niche. The figure is slim and sits elegantly in the relaxation posture. The Bodhisattva has a high topknot, an oval face, and is adorned with a long stole, a necklace, and other ornaments. The left arm is raised slightly while the right rests on the knee. A long lower garment is draped in delicate folds over the throne, its hues of dark and bright red embellished with gold leaf and accented with mineral blue and green. The double-layered nimbus behind the Bodhisattva is red in the center with a colorful floral motif in the outer ring, and a crown of red flames atop it.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1159.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 328: Seated Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1159.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 328: Seated Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1159.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 328: Seated Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1159).
@misc{Hsingyun2016,
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S},
pages = 1159,
title = {{Mogao Cave 328: Seated Bodhisattva}},
volume = 8,
year = {2016}}
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S},
pages = 1159,
title = {{Mogao Cave 328: Seated Bodhisattva}},
volume = 8,
year = {2016}}