Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This white-bodied Avalokitesvara stands in tribhanga posture, raising the right hand and resting the left hand on the left hip. The Bodhisattva has a high topknot and wears a crown. A thick necklace, armlets, and string ornaments adorn the body; a black stole flutters around the arms. The colorful layered dhoti hangs over the feet. The nimbus is decorated with cloud patterns and topped with a canopy.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 543.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 543.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:543.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 543).
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