Mogao Cave 17: Reclining Buddha
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Reclining Buddha
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
The Buddha, lying relaxed on his right side, has blue hair, curved eyebrows, and thin eyes. The red monastic robes appear to fit the body snugly. The left hand rests on the left leg while the right hand supports the head. A nimbus and an aureole composed of colored lines surround the body. The feet are visible on the far right. Lines of patterning decorate the bed. The large, round head of the Buddha is a typical feature of Tang style art.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 648.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Reclining Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 648.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Reclining Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:648.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Reclining Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 648).
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