Mogao Cave 17: Vaisravana
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Vaisravana
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
In this 9th century painting, Vaisravana, Heavenly King of the North, wears a crown decorated with fluttering white ribbons. He has a rosy face, a bushy beard, and wide eyes. A green nimbus surrounds the head. The muscular Heavenly King wears armor, decorated armlets, and a shawl. Holding a long sword with his left hand and balancing a stupa in his right hand, Vaisravana stands upon a subdued demon.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 680.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Vaisravana." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 680.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Vaisravana" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:680.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Vaisravana. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 680).
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