Mogao Cave 427: Attendant Bodhisattva (central pillar, west side niche, left side)
Mogao Cave 427: Attendant Bodhisattvas (central pillar, north side niche, right side)
Mogao Cave 427: Attendant Bodhisattvas
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui dynasty
Similar attendant Bodhisattvas flank the niches on the north, south, and west sides of the central pillar. The figures remain vivid despite changes to the colors over time. The Bodhisattvas are well-proportioned and their celestial garments, tribhanga poses, and other features show strong character.Such images are rarely seen during the Northern Zhou (557–581) and early Sui (581–618) dynasties.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1206.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 427: Attendant Bodhisattvas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1206.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 427: Attendant Bodhisattvas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1206.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 427: Attendant Bodhisattvas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1206).
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