Mogao Cave 249: Phoenix Carriage
Mogao Cave 249: Phoenix Carriage (detail)
Mogao Cave 249: Phoenix Carriage
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Western Wei dynasty
This image is in the center of the south slope of the ceiling. A female deity wearing a long, wide-sleeved robe is seated within a carriage pulled by three phoenixes. Leading the way in front of the carriage is a heavenly being riding a phoenix. The carriage has a canopy topped with decorative banners. An entourage including apsaras and other heavenly beings accompanies the carriage in its flight.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, page 1060.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 249: Phoenix Carriage." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 1060.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 249: Phoenix Carriage" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, 7:1060.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 249: Phoenix Carriage. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo (Vol. 7, pp. 1060).
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