Mogao Cave 46: Heavenly King (right side)
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Mogao Cave 46: Heavenly King
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This figure within the niche on the back (west) wall of the main chamber was sculpted during the High Tang period (712–756). The Heavenly King has furrowed brows, wide, glaring eyes, and a black mustache. The mouth is open, and the hair is tied into a high topknot. The king is clad in armor, and his feet rest on the shoulders and back of a crouching, wide-eyed demon.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, page 871.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 46: Heavenly King." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 871.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 46: Heavenly King" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, 7:871.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 46: Heavenly King. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo (Vol. 7, pp. 871).
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