Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This 9th century painting depicts Avalokitesvara wearing a golden crown, standing on a blue lotus pedestal. The Bodhisattva has a round face, large ears, and long black hair that extends past the shoulders. A string ornament hangs in front of the chest, and a stole is draped over the arms. The right hand holds a red lotus. Blended red and purple colors give the long dhoti a distinctive appearance. The tasseled canopy above the Bodhisattva is barely visible behind the large nimbus. An inscription on the upper left pays homage to Avalokitesvara.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 543.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 543.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:543.
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. 543).
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