Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch
Ink and color on linen
Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Five Dynasties to Northern Song dynasty
Found in Mogao Cave 17, this 10th century painting depicts Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva standing beneath a canopy. The Bodhisattva wears a headdress adorned with a Buddha image fronting the topknot of black hair that falls down over the shoulders. A colorful nimbus encircles the head. The body is covered with a green shawl, a bright yellow and orange dhoti, jewelry, and beaded ornaments. A stole is draped over the arms. The left hand holds up a delicately painted willow branch, and the right hand carries a red vase.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 560.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 560.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:560.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 560).
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