Mogao Cave 17: Standing Buddha
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Standing Buddha
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This painting from the early 9th century was discovered in Mogao Cave 17. The Buddha stands on a lotus pedestal depicted with bold red lines. The right hand displays the vitarka (teaching) mudra and the left is held in front of the abdomen. A red monastic robe with green trim covers the body. The folds are outlined in black and highlighted with lighter tones. The black hem of what appears to be an inner robe rests on the figure’s feet. The bottom border is decorated with floral patterns.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 662.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Standing Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 662.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Standing Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:662.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Standing Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 662).
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