Showing  1 - 16 of 16 Records

Showing  1 - 16 of 16 Records
Flying Divinity
  • Title Translation: 飞天
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The divinity is carved in unusually high relief and is not known to be from any existing Tianlongshan cave.

Cave 11
  • Title Translation: 第十一窟
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves

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.

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.

Cave 11
  • Title Translation: 第十一窟
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves

Flying Divinity
  • Title Translation: 飞天
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The rather high relief carving of a heavenly musician playing a lute is not known to be from any existing Tianlongshan cave.

Buddha Head
  • Title Translation: 佛头
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The head has unusual features and does not appear to have been cut from a cave wall and therefore its attribution to Tianlongshan is questionable.

Bodhisattva Head
  • Title Translation: 菩萨头
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Though attributed to the caves, the head is unlike others known to be from Tianlongshan. The smooth contour of the back indicates that it was not cut from the wall of a cave.

Cave 13
  • Title Translation: 第十三窟
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: Cave 13 is a rather shallow niche, created in the Tang dynasty.

Bodhisattva Standing
  • Title Translation: 立菩萨
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The reddish sandstone figure is not known to be from any of the Tianlongshan caves.

Flying Divinity
  • Title Translation: 飞天
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The flying figure is very similar to apsarases from Caves 2 and 3, but it cannot be attributed to any known cave.

Flying Divinity
  • Title Translation: 飞天
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The flying divinity carving is not known to be from any existing cave at Tianlongshan.

Flying Divinity
  • Title Translation: 飞天
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The flying divinity is attributed to Tianlongshan, but it is not known to be from any existing cave at the site.

Flying Divinity
  • Title Translation: 飞天
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The flying divinity playing a drum is not known to be from any existing Tianlongshan cave.

Cave 11
  • Title Translation: 第十一窟
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves

Disciple Relief
  • Title Translation: 弟子浮雕
  • 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.