Mogao Cave 277: Animal Pairs Encircled by Pearls
Mogao Cave 277: Animal Pairs Encircled by Pearls
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui dynasty
In Cave 277, there are double-recessed niches in each of the four walls, and the outer edges of all the niches are decorated with this pattern. It consists of pairs of winged horses encircled by strings of white pearls. The pairs of horses face each other, and between them are honeysuckle flowers and leaves. The images are mainly colored in blue, white, and red pigments, and there are subtle variations among them.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1098.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 277: Animal Pairs Encircled by Pearls." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1098.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 277: Animal Pairs Encircled by Pearls" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1098.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 277: Animal Pairs Encircled by Pearls. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1098).
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