Mogao Cave 17: Standing Bodhisattva
Line drawing on dark blue silk
Mogao Cave 17: Standing Bodhisattvas
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Five Dynasties
Discovered in Mogao Cave 17, this mid-10th century banner is decorated with images of four Bodhisattvas, the last of which is mostly obscured by damage. The Bodhisattvas have similar appearances, although each one wears a different hair ornament. All four stand barefooted on lotus pedestals, with their palms joined. They wear headdresses, earrings, necklaces, armlets, and bracelets.
The banner is made of deep blue silk, and the Bodhisattvas are depicted in thick yellow lines painted with strong, vigorous strokes.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 660.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Standing Bodhisattvas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 660.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Standing Bodhisattvas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:660.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Standing Bodhisattvas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 660).
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