Mogao Cave 17: Seven Treasures of the Cakravartin
Ink and color on silk
Mogao Cave 17: Seven Treasures of the Cakravartin
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This 9th century banner was found in Mogao Cave 17. The seven treasures of the cakravartin are arranged within a landscape and painted beside blank cartouches. The treasures, from top to bottom, are a Dharma wheel, a jewel, a minister, a general, a queen, an elephant, and a horse. The seven treasures are a common theme in Buddhist paintings, although the arrangement here is unique. In other similar works, the coffer is sometimes replaced by an image of a minister.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 654.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Seven Treasures of the Cakravartin." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 654.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Seven Treasures of the Cakravartin" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:654.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Seven Treasures of the Cakravartin. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 654).
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