Kizil Caves: Two-Headed Buddha
Ink and color on wood
Kizil Caves: Two-Headed Buddha
CHINA, Xinjiang, Aksu
Discovered in the Kizil Caves in Xinjiang, this is an image of a standing Buddha with two heads and four arms painted on a rectangular votive board. The Buddha wears a red robe with a decorated collar, blue sleeves, and a green hem. One right hand holds a green bowl and one left hand clasps a section of the robe. Another right hand hangs down naturally. The feet rest upon a red and white lotus pedestal. Although this artwork may seem unconventional, two-headed Buddha images are common in paintings from Xinjiang.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 442.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kizil Caves: Two-Headed Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 442.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Kizil Caves: Two-Headed Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:442.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Kizil Caves: Two-Headed Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 442).
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