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Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
Buddha Seated
- Title Translation: åä½
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: Buddhas seated in this pose can be identified as Maitreya, the Buddha of the future. The figure is believed to be from the upper level Cave 3.
Buddha Seated
- Title Translation: åä½
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: One of the finest and best-preserved sculptures from Tianlongshan, this Buddha figure was the principal image in Cave 21.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“ , 3D ęØ”å
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: This impressive head is from the principle image of Cave 14, the seated Maitreya Buddha on the north wall.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: This Buddha head is believed to be from Cave 4.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head is from the seated Buddha on the west wall of Cave 18.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: This Buddha head was originally belonged to the seated Buddha worshipped as the principal deity in a niche on the right wall of Tianlongshan Cave 1 in Shanxi Province, constructed in the Northern Qi period (550-577 CE). The cave is carved into the rock face of the eastern peak of Mount Tianlongshan. It comprises a front verandah imitating timber-structure architecture, and a main chamber with truncated pyramidal ceiling. The main chamber has niches carved on three sides. The Buddhasā heads enshrined in them are all gone. The large niche with an arched opening on the right wall is carved with the one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas Triad. The statueās body, to which this head belongs, still sits inside this cave. This Buddha head has a slightly domed uį¹£į¹Ä«į¹£a, smooth plain hair, an oblong face with fleshy round cheeks, a low forehead, relatively close-set eyes with lifted outer corners and curvilinear upper and lower eyelids, lips with droopy corners hinting no smile, and a dignified and solemn countenance. The statue to which this head belongs, as seen inside the cave, wears a kÄį¹£Äya with collars hanging down from both shoulders, over an undergarment (saį¹kakį¹£ikÄ) held in placed by a girdle knotted in front of the chest. The status is seated with legs locked in ālotus postureā (padmÄsana) on a stepped pedestal. The right elbow is bent, and the right hand, possibly in āfearless gestureā (abhayamudrÄ), is gone. The missing left hand was likely to be in āwish granting gestureā (varadamudrÄ). The statue has a robust build with thick broad shoulders, a stout flat chest and a slightly protruding belly. Compare with their Eastern Wei (534-550 CE) predecessors, Buddhist statuary of the Northern Qi period have more delicately depicted facial features and more emphasis on portraying the massiveness and bodyās structure, setting a new standard for the new era. This Buddha head of the Northern Qi period from Tianlongshan is a representative example of this trend.
Western Paradise
- Title Translation: č„æę¹ęä¹äøē
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
- Work Description: High relief carving of Western Paradise. Amitabha presides over a lotus pond that contains flowers opening to reveal newborn souls. Numerous deities and celestial attendants fill in the tableau.
Buddha Hand
- Title Translation: ä½ę
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The source of this head was probably a smaller cave at Tianlongshan.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- 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.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- 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: ä½å¤“
- 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.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- 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.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: This Buddha head is from main image in the niche on the west wall of Cave 16.
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.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Sui, 581-618 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The Buddha head is from the west side of the central pillar of Cave 8.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Sui, 581-618 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head is believed to be from the Sui dynasty cave, Cave 8.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- 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.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: This Buddha head, previously exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum, is from the north wall of Cave 16.
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
- Work Description: At the Xiangtangshan Buddhist sites in Hebei province, cave-temple construction and image-making were supported by the Northern Qi imperial court and nobility. Under the constant shadow of political uncertainty and the theory of the "Law of the Decadence" (or mofa, the deterioration of the True Law after the historical Buddhaās attainment of nirvana), the Buddhist faith was embraced as the ideal for rulership. The Buddhaās smile offers reassurance and consolation.
Buddha Hand
- Title Translation: ä½ę
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Xiangtangshan Caves
Buddha Seated
- Title Translation: åä½
- Period: Tang, 618-907 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The Buddha sits in meditation with his right hand extended downward in the gesture of bhumispara (earth touching).
Buddha Head
- Title Translation: ä½å¤“
- Period: Sui, 581-618 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The head is believed to be from Cave 8.
Buddha Hand
- Title Translation: ä½ę
- Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
- Project: Tianlongshan Caves
- Work Description: The Buddha's hand, held in the varadamudra gesture of charity, appears to be from the north wall of Cave 16.