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Dunhuang art -- Avalokiteshvara, ink and colours on a hemp cloth banner

Hemp, coarser than silk, was cheaper and it is thus likely that these lower quality banners were commissioned or purchased by less wealthy donors. As is typical of the hemp cloth banners, the main figure is executed with simple ink lines and no additional...

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Dunhuang art -- Avalokiteshvara, ink and colours on a paper banner

This is one of many examples from Mogao of a temple flag or banner depicting Avalokiteshvara, the most popular of the bodhisattvas shown on a temple flag or banner. The painting is executed on paper, which was freely available and locally manufactured and...

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Dunhuang art -- Bodhisattva with a glass beaker, ink and colours on a silk banner

The figure of a bodhisattva is painted on a narrow piece of silk. Due to the limited space available, it was usual to only represent a single figure on banner paintings. Here the figure is shown standing on a lotus flower in three-quarter view from behind...

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Dunhuang art -- Bodhisattva with a glass bowl, ink and colours on a silk banner

This is one of the most beautifully executed banners from Mogao in the British Museum. The well-balanced figure of the bodhisattva is supported by a lotus flower, depicted in fine detail. The figure's scarves and thick, black hair fall beautifully followi...

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Dunhuang art -- Bodhisattva with censer, ink and colours on a silk banner

This is the painted area of a banner, which has now lost its triangular top and streamers. The single figure of a bodhisattva was also the most popular subject-matter for the banners or temple flags at Mogao. It is thought that several of these would be h...

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Dunhuang art -- Illustration to the Fumu enzhong jing, ink and colours on silk

The upper part of the painting is occupied by a Buddha group with the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, in the centre flanked by two monks and principal and lesser bodhisattvas. Two of the four Guardian Kings are shown, one in each of the top corners. The ce...

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Dunhuang art -- Illustration to the Vimalakirtinirdesha Sutra, ink and colours on silk

Vimalakirti, the hero of the Vimalakirtinirdesha sutra, is a sage who though has a family and lives in a house in the town of Vaishali, manages to defeat the bodhisattvas in a debate about non-duality. Although written in India, the Vimalakirtinirdesha Su...

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Dunhuang art -- Paradise of Amitabha, ink and colours on silk

Pure Land sutras, which describe the Paradises of various Buddhas, became very popular in Dunhuang during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The most influential was the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha. Pure Land painting also became popular. Although th...

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