Tuokuzisalai Hall I: Head of a Dharma Protector
Clay
Tuokuzisalai Hall I: Head of a Dharma Protector
CHINA, Xinjiang, Kashgar
Although the Dharma protector has demonic features such as upward protruding fangs and knotted eyebrows, other aspects of the head have a more pleasing appearance. The curled hair and extended earlobes, for example, are signs of a spiritually great person. The work’s most indentifying feature is the lion’s head on top of the head, which reflects Hellenic-influenced models in Gandharan art.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1266.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Tuokuzisalai Hall I: Head of a Dharma Protector." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1266.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Tuokuzisalai Hall I: Head of a Dharma Protector" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1266.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Tuokuzisalai Hall I: Head of a Dharma Protector. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1266).
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