Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva
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Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
The sculpture was originally from the Mogao Caves. The Bodhisattva’s sharply braided hair is built into a topknot. The rounded face is delineated by arched eyebrows, a high, straight nose, and a slight smile. Traces of the original coloring still remain.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1240.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1240.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1240.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Caves: Head of a Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1240).
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