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Bodhisattva Standing
- Title Translation: č©čØē«å
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
- Work Description: Statue of bodhisattva made of hard, dark-grey limestone which has stained and discolored with age. There are traces of green, red and blue pigment on the piece. It is almost identical with C113 but there is no figure in the aureole of the tiara. C113, C150 and C151 are from Cave #2 of the Southern Xiangtangshan. C150 could be from the front shrine, one of the three shrines surrounded by the central pillar.
Bodhisattva Hand
- Title Translation: č©čØę
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
Monster Kneeling
- Title Translation: č·Ŗ鬼ē„
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
Buddha Hand
- Title Translation: ä½ę
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
Guardian Head
- Title Translation: 天ēćę¤ę³å士夓
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head with frowning expression comes from a guardian figure on the south wall of Cave 10 in Tianlongshan.
Bodhisattva Head
- Title Translation: č©čØ夓
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head is from a bodhisattva on the north (back) wall, west side of the Buddha. The standing figure from which it comes is now in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich.
Bodhisattva Head
- Title Translation: č©čØ夓
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The stone is reddish in color and the carving not typical of known examples from Tianlongshan.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Sui, 581-618 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The small head is carved of a reddish sandstone and has not been identified with any cave at Tianlongshan.
Bodhisattva Lion
- Title Translation: č©čØē®å
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: Cave 20 contained this bodhisattva Manjusri seated on a lion. The lion has been heavily restored.
Bodhisattva Head
- Title Translation: č©čØ夓
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The large head is from the cross-ankled Maitreya bodhisattva image in the east wall niche of Cave 10.
Bodhisattva Head
- Title Translation: č©čØ夓
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head has a full youthful feminine face with raised arching brows, full cheeks and small mouth. The seated bodhisattva figure from which it was taken still remains on the north wall of Cave 21.
Bodhisattva Head
- Title Translation: č©čØ夓
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head has been attributed to Cave 18.
Disciple Relief
- Title Translation: å¼åęµ®é
- Period: unknown, unknown
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The relief figure, though called a monk, has a Buddha's head. It may be a composite assemblage of fragments with restorations.
Bodhisattva Standing
- Title Translation: ē«č©čØ
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The bodhisattva wears flowing scarves and skirt that emphasize the rounded contours of the body. The head is not original.
Guardian Head
- Title Translation: 天ēćę¤ę³å士夓
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head is from a guardian figure on the east side of the entrance porch of Cave 16. It is currently matched with a body of unknown origin.
Flying Divinity
- Title Translation: é£å¤©
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The heavenly musician from the ceiling of Cave 16 plays a pipa or lute-like instrument.
Bodhisattva Standing
- Title Translation: ē«č©čØ
- Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: This is an assembled figure whose body and head were taken from Cave 2 and Cave 3 respectively, both dating to the first half of the sixth century.
Bodhisattva Head
- Title Translation: č©čØ夓
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: Yamanaka and Co formerly owned this head from Cave 17.
Bodhisattva Head
- Title Translation: č©čØ夓
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head is believed to be from a standing figure on the west wall of Cave 17.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: This head is that of the Buddha seated in the north wall niche of Cave 1.
Bodhisattva Seated
- Title Translation: åč©čØ
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: This fine large figure once occupied a lotus throne beside the principle Buddha image in Cave 21. It has a head made in the last century as a replacement for the original one, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Bodhisattva Head
- Title Translation: č©čØ夓
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head has been attributed to Cave 18.
Bodhisattva Seated
- Title Translation: åč©čØ
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: This fine large figure once occupied a lotus throne beside the principle Buddha image in Cave 21. It has a head made in the last century as a replacement for the original one, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The Buddha head is believed to be from the north wall of Cave 5.