Tuyoq Caves: Illustration of Buddhist Sutras
Ink and color on silk
Tuyoq Caves: Illustration of Buddhist Sutras
CHINA, Xinjiang, Turpan; Tang dynasty
These fragments, discovered in the Tuyoq Caves, are thought to have been part of a large sutra illustration. The fragment on the right is painted with a strip of patterning. Medallions outlined in vermilion, each containing a golden Buddha image, are separated by floral motifs. This could be the border of a scene from a sutra or decoration on the side of a building within the illustration. The fragment on the upper left appears to depict the nimbus and part of the headdress of a large figure. On the lower left, there are images of a deer and a flower.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 946.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Tuyoq Caves: Illustration of Buddhist Sutras." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 946.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Tuyoq Caves: Illustration of Buddhist Sutras" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:946.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Tuyoq Caves: Illustration of Buddhist Sutras. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 946).
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