Mogao Cave 244: Attendant Bodhisattva
Clay
Mogao Cave 244: Attendant Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui to Tang dynasty
This statue is on the right beside the Maitreya Buddha statue on the north wall. The Bodhisattva wears a crown and celestial garments. The eyes are downcast, with long, crescent-shaped eyebrows, the skin is white, and azure paint is used for the small beard, mustache, and eyebrows. The graceful folds of the garments compliment and enhance the rounded features of the figure, and the statue is well-proportioned. The figure dates from between the end of the Sui dynasty (581–618) to the beginning of the Early Tang period (618–712).
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, page 1052.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 244: Attendant Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 1052.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 244: Attendant Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, 7:1052.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 244: Attendant Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo (Vol. 7, pp. 1052).
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