Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Silver on red silk
Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
In this painting from the second half of the 9th century, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva is shown standing on a lotus pedestal, wearing a crown decorated with a Buddha image. The Bodhisattva has a round face, arched eyebrows, and narrowed eyes. Three lines are painted on the neck. A necklace and string ornaments hang over the chest; a stole hovers around the arms and hangs down beside the lower body. The left hand forms a mudra and the right hand hangs down naturally. The nimbus consists of three rings. An inscription on the upper right pays homage to the Bodhisattva.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 542.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 542.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:542.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 542).
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