- Title
- Li fo tu ; Di yi ku nan bi li fo tu zhong ceng
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- 1923-1925
- Rubbing from Cave no. 1 depicting Empress (Northern Wei) paying tribute to Buddha. Four attendants on each side of the Empress, two other royal figures and one monk. Attendants carrying 2 fans and 3 large parasols ; tree in background. From: Gongxian Cave 1, South wall, Western part, central section (partial).
- 55.5 x 118 cm.
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- cave temples
Buddhism
empresses
processions
rubbings
royalty
parasols
fans
Buddhist monks - Chinese
- Northern Wei
- ink
paper
relief - Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (from: Zhongguo shi ku, v. 2), 1989. pl. 4.
General note: Gongxian: Gongxian cave temples, a set of 5 Buddhist grottoes (dated between 517-539), located 8 kms north of Gongxian (midway between Luoyang and Zhengzhou), Henan province.
Historical: Cave 1 date: 2nd yr. of Xiping - 4th yr. of Zhengguang, Northern Wei (517-523). - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W245904_URN-3:FHCL:957800
- Title
- Li fo tu ; Di yi ku nan bi li fo tu zhong ceng
- Creator / Contributor
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Date
- 1923-1925
- Description
- Rubbing from Cave no. 1 depicting Empress (Northern Wei) paying tribute to Buddha. Four attendants on each side of the Empress, two other royal figures and one monk. Attendants carrying 2 fans and 3 large parasols ; tree in background. From: Gongxian Cave 1, South wall, Western part, central section (partial).
- Extent
- 55.5 x 118 cm.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- cave temples
Buddhism
empresses
processions
rubbings
royalty
parasols
fans
Buddhist monks - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- Northern Wei
- Materials / Techniques
- ink
paper
relief - Notes
- Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (from: Zhongguo shi ku, v. 2), 1989. pl. 4.
General note: Gongxian: Gongxian cave temples, a set of 5 Buddhist grottoes (dated between 517-539), located 8 kms north of Gongxian (midway between Luoyang and Zhengzhou), Henan province.
Historical: Cave 1 date: 2nd yr. of Xiping - 4th yr. of Zhengguang, Northern Wei (517-523). - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W245904_URN-3:FHCL:957800
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