Chaoyang North Pagoda: Heavenly Being
Jade
Chaoyang North Pagoda: Heavenly Being
CHINA, Liaoning, Chaoyang; Liao dynasty
This heavenly being was recovered from the heavenly palace of Chaoyang North Pagoda in 1998. It is carved on one side of a single piece of jade and measures 2.6 cm high and 4.5 cm long. It was originally part of a pendant.
The heavenly being wears an unusual headgear with a flap hanging down. The upper body is bare with a stole around the shoulders, and a dhoti wrapped around the lower body. Both legs are extended behind as the figure flies through the air.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 33.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Chaoyang North Pagoda: Heavenly Being." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 33.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Chaoyang North Pagoda: Heavenly Being" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:33.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Chaoyang North Pagoda: Heavenly Being. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 33).
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