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71 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 61 Philadelphia Museum of Art 53 Harvard Art Museums 40 National Museum of Asian Art 33 Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts 32 private collection 31 unknown 29 Tokyo National Museum 23 Museum Rietberg 20 University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 19 Metropolitan Museum of Art 14 Nezu Art Museum 13 Asian Art Museum of San Francisco 12 Cleveland Museum of Art 12 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 11 British Museum 10 Columbia University 10 Museo nazionale d’arte orientale 8 Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde 7 Honolulu Museum of Art 7 San Diego Museum of Art 6 Barnes Foundation 6 Koninklijk Instituut voor het Kunstpatrimonium 6 National Museum of China 6 Victoria and Albert Museum 5 Tsz Shan Monastery Buddhist Art Museum 4 Cincinnati Art Museum 4 Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst 4 Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities 4 Royal Ontario Museum 4 University of Tokyo, Museum of Art and History 3 Art Institute of Chicago 3 Columbia University, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library 2 Clark Art Institute 2 Detroit Institute of Arts 2 Guimet Museum 2 Harvard Library 2 Idemitsu Museum of Art 2 J. J. Lally & Co. New York 2 Kyushu National Museum 2 Masaki Art Museum 2 Miho Museum 2 Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2 Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka 2 Nara National Museum 2 National Gallery of Victoria 2 Ohara Museum of Art 2 Rijksmuseum 2 Seattle Art Museum 2 Villa I Tatti 2 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 2 Wadsworth Atheneum 1 Aurora Art Museum 1 Brooklyn Museum of Art 1 Cernuschi Museum 1 Kosetsu Museum of Art 1 Morgan Library & Museum 1 Nezu Museum 1 Palace Museum 1 Portland Art Museum 1 Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art
Bodhisattva Standing
  • Title Translation: 立菩萨
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: This standing bodhisattva is from the west wall of Cave 14. Its head is now in the Tokyo National Museum.

Guardian Head
  • Title Translation: 天王、护法力士头
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The head is from a figure dressed in military garb, formerly standing inside Cave 16 on the east side of the entrance.

Buddha Head
  • Title Translation: 佛头
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The large head is from the niche on the west wall of Cave 1.

Bodhisattva Head
  • Title Translation: 菩萨头
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The crowned bodhisattva head, believed to be from Cave 1, is partially covered with brown pigment and shows signs of damage and restoration.

Bodhisattva Head
  • Title Translation: 菩萨头
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The bodhisattva head from the east wall of Cave 10 wears a crown with floral panels and jeweled tassels.

Buddha Head
  • Title Translation: 佛头
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Because the Buddha head appears to be carved of limestone with the upper portion restored, it cannot be identified with any of the Tianlongshan caves.

Buddha Head
  • Title Translation: 佛头
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The snail shell curls of the hair are unusual on Tang dynasty Buddhas at Tianlongshan. The specific cave from which it comes is uncertain.

Dragon Finial
  • Title Translation: 龙顶
  • Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The head of a dragon is a finial from the top of a column in Cave 2.

Flying Divinity
  • Title Translation: 飞天
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: This heavenly musician from Cave16 plays the sheng, a wind instrument consisting of a cluster of bamboo pipes joined at the bottom.

Bodhisattva Relief
  • Title Translation: 菩萨浮雕
  • Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The bodhisattva Manjusri was located on the east wall of Cave 2 near the front of the cave, opposite a relief figure of Vimalakirti.

Bodhisattva Head
  • Title Translation: 菩萨头
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The head is carved of a finer textured stone and appears to be later in style of carving than those from existing sixth-eighth century caves at Tianlongshan.

Buddha Head
  • Title Translation: 佛头
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The head with hair rendered as raised curls is from the Buddha on the west Wall of Cave 10.

Disciple Head
  • Title Translation: 弟子头
  • Period: Sui, 581-618 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: This head of an elderly disciple was originally in from Cave 8.

Bodhisattva Standing
  • Title Translation: 立菩萨
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The bodhisattva stands with right hand raised holding something with the thumb and forefinger.

Guardian Head
  • Title Translation: 天王、护法力士头
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The guardian head is from an unknown location.

Bodhisattva Head
  • Title Translation: 菩萨头
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: This head, whose current location is unknown, is believed to be the original head of the standing bodhisattva in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.

Cave 16
  • Title Translation: 第十六窟
  • Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 16 is the most important Northern Qi cave at the Tianlongshan site. The porch still has elements of post and lintel construction and bracketing supporting the overhanging eave that derive from construction in wood. The interior had fine sculptures that partially remain. The cave is now inaccessible from the path, which may account for its relatively good state of preservation.

Cave 1
  • Title Translation: 第一窟
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 1 is located at the far eastern end of the Tianlongshan caves site more than thirty meters from the the next cave, Cave 2. It is one of the larger caves, believed to be of the Northern Qi period. The facade still has part of the eave over the entrance porch showing architectural elements of posts and brackets and tiled roof carved in stone. The porch is about 3.5 meters wide and has an old stele carved on the right side. There was a dedicatory inscription carved on it, but only a few characters are now legible. The interior is a square chamber with niches on the back and side walls, each formerly containing a seated Buddha and two bodhisattvas.

Cave 1
  • Title Translation: 第一窟
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 1 is located at the far eastern end of the Tianlongshan caves site more than thirty meters from the the next cave, Cave 2. It is one of the larger caves, believed to be of the Northern Qi period. The facade still has part of the eave over the entrance porch showing architectural elements of posts and brackets and tiled roof carved in stone. The porch is about 3.5 meters wide and has an old stele carved on the right side. There was a dedicatory inscription carved on it, but only a few characters are now legible. The interior is a square chamber with niches on the back and side walls, each formerly containing a seated Buddha and two bodhisattvas.

Cave 1
  • Title Translation: 第一窟
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 1 is located at the far eastern end of the Tianlongshan caves site more than thirty meters from the the next cave, Cave 2. It is one of the larger caves, believed to be of the Northern Qi period. The facade still has part of the eave over the entrance porch showing architectural elements of posts and brackets and tiled roof carved in stone. The porch is about 3.5 meters wide and has an old stele carved on the right side. There was a dedicatory inscription carved on it, but only a few characters are now legible. The interior is a square chamber with niches on the back and side walls, each formerly containing a seated Buddha and two bodhisattvas.

Cave 1
  • Title Translation: 第一窟
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 1 is located at the far eastern end of the Tianlongshan caves site more than thirty meters from the the next cave, Cave 2. It is one of the larger caves, believed to be of the Northern Qi period. The facade still has part of the eave over the entrance porch showing architectural elements of posts and brackets and tiled roof carved in stone. The porch is about 3.5 meters wide and has an old stele carved on the right side. There was a dedicatory inscription carved on it, but only a few characters are now legible. The interior is a square chamber with niches on the back and side walls, each formerly containing a seated Buddha and two bodhisattvas.

Cave 1
  • Title Translation: 第一窟
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 1 is located at the far eastern end of the Tianlongshan caves site more than thirty meters from the the next cave, Cave 2. It is one of the larger caves, believed to be of the Northern Qi period. The facade still has part of the eave over the entrance porch showing architectural elements of posts and brackets and tiled roof carved in stone. The porch is about 3.5 meters wide and has an old stele carved on the right side. There was a dedicatory inscription carved on it, but only a few characters are now legible. The interior is a square chamber with niches on the back and side walls, each formerly containing a seated Buddha and two bodhisattvas.

Cave 2
  • Title Translation: 第二窟
  • Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 2 and 3, the paired caves, are believed to be from the Eastern Wei period and are the earliest caves at Tianlongshan. They are located on the eastern side of the Tianlongshan caves site and below the upper level caves. Cave 2 is on the right. The caves are distinctive for the many relief carvings on the walls and ceiling, most of which have been removed.

Cave 2
  • Title Translation: 第二窟
  • Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 2 and 3, the paired caves, are believed to be from the Eastern Wei period and are the earliest caves at Tianlongshan. They are located on the eastern side of the Tianlongshan caves site and below the upper level caves. Cave 2 is on the right. The caves are distinctive for the many relief carvings on the walls and ceiling, most of which have been removed.

Cave 2
  • Title Translation: 第二窟
  • Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 2 and 3, the paired caves, are believed to be from the Eastern Wei period and are the earliest caves at Tianlongshan. They are located on the eastern side of the Tianlongshan caves site and below the upper level caves. Cave 2 is on the right. The caves are distinctive for the many relief carvings on the walls and ceiling, most of which have been removed.