Mogao Cave 17: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This banner decorated with an image of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva dates from the 9th century. The barefooted Bodhisattva stands on a lotus pedestal. Red lips stand out within the fine lines of the face. A nimbus composed of two concentric rings surrounds the bare head.
Ksirigarbha wears earrings, a thick gold necklace, an armlet, and a patched monastic robe. An inscription identifying the Bodhisattva is written in the cartouche on the left beside the nimbus.
The triangular headpiece is partially damaged and badly faded. The bottom portion has become detached and is kept separately.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 613.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 613.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:613.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 613).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O},
pages = 613,
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