Mogao Caves: Head of Ascetic Sakyamuni
Clay
Mogao Caves: Head of Ascetic Sakyamuni
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Northern Liang Kingdom
This sculpture was originally located in the Mogao Caves. Sakyamuni’s years of ascetic practice have sunken and lined his face and neck, so that the bone structure shows through the skin. Against this the smooth hair and high usnisa stand out in contrast. Despite his privations, the expression is lively and confident.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1241.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Caves: Head of Ascetic Sakyamuni." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1241.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Caves: Head of Ascetic Sakyamuni" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1241.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Caves: Head of Ascetic Sakyamuni. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1241).
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