Mogao Cave 285: Ceiling
Mogao Cave 285: Ceiling
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Western Wei dynasty
Located in the center of the ceiling, this is the earliest canopy-style caisson painted within the Mogao Caves. The center is composed of a diamond-in-square motif. Within the innermost square is a green circle enclosed by an inverted lotus. A floral pattern is painted within the red square frame. The four corners of the next square feature flaming jewels, while the following square contains lotuses. The outermost border frames the diamond-in-square motif with pennants and chimes. The four corners are embellished with tassels that extend onto the slopes of the ceiling.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1105.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 285: Ceiling." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1105.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 285: Ceiling" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1105.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 285: Ceiling. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1105).
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