Mogao Cave 303: Offering Procession
Mogao Cave 303: Offering Procession
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui dynasty
This painting is located on the lower left of the front (east) wall. In the upper register is an offering procession. An ox cart with large wheels and a long curtain at the back leads the procession. A person stands next to the ox looking back at the attendees. Four people follow behind the cart, dressed in royal attire and wearing tall headdresses. Another person leading two horses is behind them, holding the reins in one hand and a whip in the other. One horse is white and the other is black; both horses appear strong and gallant. Behind the horses is a row of four people, two carrying long staffs. In the lower register are people and animals within a landscape of trees, rocks, and streams. The composition is concise and simple.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1135.
Cite this article:
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 = 1135,
title = {{Mogao Cave 303: Offering Procession}},
volume = 8,
year = {2016}}