Dunhuang Art: Through the Eyes of Duan WenjieAbhinav Publications, 1994 - 456 Seiten Dunhuang Although Internationally Known Is Infrequently Visited. The Mogao Shrine At Dunhuang Is A Cluster Of 492 Caves, Containing 45,000 Square Metres Of Frescoes And 2,415 Stucco Statues. These Caves Were Created, Renovated And Maintained Continually With Devotion And Care From The 4Th Upto The 14Th Century. In This Volume We Have Provided An English Translation Of Selected Writings Of Prof. Duan Wenjie, Director Of The Dunhuang Academy Who Has Given A Chronological Study Of The Contents Inside The Mogao Caves With Several Decades Of Research Of The Dunhuang Academy Under His Command. Prof. Tan Chung, The Editor, Has Furnished An Illuminating Introduction, While Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, The Driving Spirit Behind This Volume, Has Made Succinct Comments In Her Foreword . A Valuable Information On All The Mogao Caves Has Been Added. Colour And Black And White Photographs And Fine Sketches By Vineet Kumar Supplement The Text. The Indira Gandhi National Centre For The Arts Is Committed To Exploring All Dimensions Of Art. It Feels Privileged To Place Before Art Historians And Art Lovers Of The English-Speaking World First-Hand Information About His Unique Art Gallery Going Back To One-And-A-Half Millennia. |
Inhalt
Foreword 911 | 9 |
Style and Artistry of Dunhuang Art 6689 | 64 |
Dunhuang Art during the Sixteen Kingdoms 90 129 | 91 |
Dunhuang Art during the Second Half of the Tang Dynasty 160187 | 186 |
220231 | 221 |
Periodization of the Mogao Caves 289290 | 289 |
Glossary 419441 | 419 |
Bibliography 443450 | 443 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Ajātaśatru Ante-room Avalokitesvara Bhaiṣajyaguru-Sūtra bodhisattvas bodhisattvas cast bodhisattvas drawn caisson ceiling shows cast in Qing centre China Chinese colouring Contents Corridor covered by decorative cross-legged sitting Buddha decorative hangings depiction devarājas disciples donors drawn drawn in Song Dunhuang art Dunhuang murals east wall entrance female donors Five Dynasties floral motifs flying figures four slopes hangings and miniature Heartland High Tang renovated Indian Kṣitigarbha Late Tang Main Hall Maitreya male donors Mañjuśrī middle portion miniature Buddhas Mogao caves north and south north side north wall Northern Liang Northern Wei Northern Zhou painting drawn Period of Construction portraits Qing Samantabhadra Shazhou sixteen meditations slopes are covered slopes are painted south and north south sides south slopes south wall illustrates south wall shows south walls feature style Sui Dynasty Sūtra Tang Dynasty Tibetan top portion Vimalakīrti wall contains statues west slope west wall contains west wall shelters Western Wei Western Xia yakṣas Yuan