Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Holding a Willow Branch
Ink and color on paper
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。繪製於十世紀下半葉，楊柳觀音為三十三觀音之一，又稱藥王觀音。觀音半跏趺坐於蓮座上，頭戴三面寶冠，寶冠上無化佛，左手提淨瓶，右手拈柳枝。帔巾及裙褶用黑線勾勒，並留白表現衣紋，以增添衣紋的層次感。頭光繪五彩波紋，身光飾同心圓的光輪，華蓋頂上分飾四顆火焰寶珠，兩側掛帷幔，並綴束穗，間垂串珠。觀音左側黃色榜題及右側綠色榜題均無題字。
菩薩前方供案上置香爐、一對燭台，供案兩側各跪坐一供養人，皆坐於方形布巾上，相對而坐。圖左側為僧人，身披袈裟，手持長柄香爐；右側是綰髮飾簪、塗腮紅的婦女，籠袖跽坐。此圖現以粗厚的紙張托裱於背面。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 560.
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. 560.
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, 15:560.
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. 560).
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