Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Heavenly Kings
Line incision on stone
Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Heavenly Kings
CHINA, Shaanxi, Xi’an; Tang dynasty
These small stone doors were discovered in the underground palace of the Qingshan Temple Pagoda in 1985. The carved images of the Heavenly Kings stand opposite each other, one holding a spear and the other carrying a sword. They are dressed in helmets, armor, and battle boots. The crown-shaped canopies above their nimbuses are decorated with tassels and ribbons. At the top of each door, there is an elegant apsara scattering fresh flowers among flowing clouds.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 766.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Heavenly Kings." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 766.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Heavenly Kings" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:766.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Qingshan Temple Pagoda: Heavenly Kings. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 766).
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