Kizil Cave 38: Aquatic Animals
Kizil Cave 38: Aquatic Animals
CHINA, Xinjiang, Aksu
Located below the corbel on the side walls in the main chamber, this pale green illustration contains images of wish-fulfilling jewels, swimming ducks, small fish, sea shells, lotus seed cups, and lotus buds. The painting also contains a strange aquatic organism which has eight segments, a tail, round eyes, and a nose like that of a lion. One of its teeth protrudes from the mouth. Several brown fish with white eyes and white bellies are painted against the pale green background. The relaxing ocean scene shows the happy and peaceful atmosphere of the Buddha’s Pure Land.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 494.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kizil Cave 38: Aquatic Animals." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 494.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Kizil Cave 38: Aquatic Animals" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:494.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Kizil Cave 38: Aquatic Animals. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 494).
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