Mogao Cave 16: Ceiling (detail)
Mogao Cave 16: Ceiling
Mogao Cave 16: Ceiling
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Western Xia period
A gorgeous painted relief of a golden phoenix is featured in the center of the main chamber’s ceiling. The phoenix spreads its wings and the tail curls around to form a circle. The green background is enclosed within a circular border of stylized, curling lotus petals. Surrounding this and filling the rectangular panel is a bright red background with golden dragons in each of the four corners. An outer decorative motif frames the work in subdued colors to emphasize the inner image.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, page 848.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 16: Ceiling." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 848.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 16: Ceiling" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, 7:848.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 16: Ceiling. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo (Vol. 7, pp. 848).
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