Mogao Caves: Disciple
Clay
Mogao Caves: Disciple
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Northern Zhou dynasty
The sculpture is believed to be from Mogao Cave 128. The inclination of the figure’s shaved head completes the slight arc of the body. He wears russet monastic robes that fold deeply over the damaged arms while the folds of the robe are incised in a spiraling pattern. From examination of the broken surfaces, it has been determined that the sculpture is made of a mix of coarse and fine clays.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1238.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Caves: Disciple." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1238.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Caves: Disciple" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1238.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Caves: Disciple. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1238).
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