Mogao Cave 17: Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This late 9th century painting portrays Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva wearing an ornate headdress, armlets, bracelets, and a string ornament. Stoles are wrapped around the upper body and draped over the arms. Curving lines and washes of color accentuate the folds in the long dhoti. The Bodhisattva holds up a red vase containing a lotus flower with the right hand. A red and green nimbus surrounds the head. The canopy at the top of the picture is decorated with hanging tassels and flaming jewels. There is some damage to the bottom and sides of the painting.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 631.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 631.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:631.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 631).
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