Mogao Caves: Monk
Clay
Mogao Caves: Monk
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty to Five Dynasties
This realistic niche figure is from the Mogao Caves. The monk wears a hood and sits cross-legged with hands hidden in the sleeves of his robe, the hem of which is painted in gold.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1245.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Caves: Monk." 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: Monk" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1245.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Caves: Monk. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1245).
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