VIS 127B Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Mogao Caves, Emperor Gaozong Of Tang, Li Xianhui
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Buddha vairocana with atendants, limestone, west wall, fengxian temple, longmen caves, henan ca. Seated buddha with atendants, clay sculpture, west wall, cave 328, mogao caves, dunhuang late 7 th to early 8th century tang dynasty. Dunhuang an important place in desert with many buddhist artworks surprisingly well preserved. Detailed depicion of facial features; more naturalisic. Buddhist iconography (hairstyle, halo, mudra hand gesture, etc. ) Sill has many features that follow the indian style even though buddhism has been in china for a while. Ananda and kasyapa, clay sculpture, west wall cave 328 mogao caves, dunhuang late 7th to early 8th century tang dynasty. Tang dynasty coninues style from 6 dynasies period. Worshipping bodhisatva, clay sculpture, north wall cave 328 mogao caves, dunhuang late 7 th to early. Manifestaions of avalokitesvara, wall paining on south wall, cave 45 mogao caves, dunhuang 8 th century tang dynasty. Mural paining on a large wall dedicated to a major bodhisatva.
