Mogao Caves: Monks
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Mogao Caves: Monk (left side)
Mogao Caves: Monks
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty to Five Dynasties
These figures were discovered in the Mogao Caves and were fired with colors already applied. They are in mid-relief and sit in niches. The one on the left has one foot balanced on the seat and one dangling; the other figure sits with both legs pendent. The former is occupied with his beads, while the one on the right has a sutra scroll unrolled on his lap. The monastic robes are brightly colored and may be folk influenced.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1245.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Caves: Monks." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1245.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Caves: Monks" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1245.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Caves: Monks. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1245).
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