Apsara
Limestone
Apsara
CHINA; Northern Qi dynasty
Apsaras are heavenly beings and musicians, generally found accompanying Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. This particular figure is vividly portrayed in flight with a jeweled offering in the right hand and a lotus in the left hand. The head looks back as the stoles and the hem of the skirt stream buoyantly behind. The piece is believed to have originated from the Xiangtangshan Grottoes in Hebei.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 51.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Apsara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 51.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Apsara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:51.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Apsara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 51).
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