Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch
Ink and color on linen
楊柳觀音菩薩像
甘肅省酒泉市敦煌市莫高窟第17窟出土
甘肅省酒泉市敦煌市莫高窟第17窟出土。菩薩頭戴三葉寶冠，臉龐豐腴，細眉長眼，大耳戴璫。
上身斜搭絡腋，瓔珞於腹部交叉垂下過膝，帔帛繞雙臂飄揚，下繫白色結帶的兩層裙。
菩薩右手執楊柳，左手提淨瓶。頭光飾左右對稱的波形光紋，為畫面增添律動感。左肩繪一身從天而降的乘雲童子，雲尾向右上方飛斜。
作品為十世紀下半葉之作，略有殘損、褪色。榜題未書寫文字。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 562.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 562.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:562.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 562).
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