Tumxuk: Heavenly Being
Clay
Tumxuk: Heavenly Being
CHINA, Xinjiang, Tumxuk
The figure, discovered at Tumxuk, is youthful looking and athletic. The left leg is raised as if dancing, causing the heavy garment with its many flounces to sway to one side. A tunic falls from the left shoulder, leaving the right shoulder and part of the chest bare. A chest ornament remains, though without visible support, and a large floral decoration encircles the right forearm. The right hand is raised in what is probably a dance movement. Braided hair is arranged on the head and cascades down on either side of the almost impassive face.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1259.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Tumxuk: Heavenly Being." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1259.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Tumxuk: Heavenly Being" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1259.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Tumxuk: Heavenly Being. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1259).
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