Mogao Cave 17: Maitreya Buddha
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Maitreya Buddha
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
Although a large portion of this Mid-Tang period (756–846) painting is missing, the figure of Maitreya Buddha is still almost completely intact. Maitreya sits with the legs resting on a Sumeru throne beneath a circular canopy. The Buddha has blue hair, partially closed eyes, and a thin beard. A red monastic robe with delicately shaded folds is draped over the left shoulder. The right hand is held up, forming a mudra. There is a red outline around the nimbus.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 631.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Maitreya Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 631.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Maitreya Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:631.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Maitreya Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 631).
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