Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling (detail)
Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling - Dwarves Playing
Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling - Bull-Headed Creature
Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling - Fruits and Vegetables
Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling
INDIA, Maharashtra, Aurangabad
The gorgeous ceiling is arranged systematically with large and small images. In addition to lotuses, there are representations of fruits and vegetables, flowers, plants, geese, mythical creatures, and dwarves. Among the exceptional images is a creature with the head and upper body of a bull and the tail of plants. The ceiling is rich in color and has vivid outlines, reflecting the sophisticated artistic achievements of this period.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 13.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 13.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:13.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 1: Ceiling. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 13).
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