- Title
- Fei tian
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- 1923-1925
- Rubbing from relief sculpture of Buddhist flying deity, an apsara, holding a lotus flower on a stem in one hand and an alms bowl in the other. From: Gongxian Cave 5, Upper left corner of decorative framework, west wall.
- 66 x 76 cm.
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- apsarases
lotuses
Buddhism
cave temples - Chinese
- Northern Wei
Eastern Wei - paper
ink
relief - Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (Zhongguo shi ku, v.2), 1989. pl. no. 189, p. 270.
General note: 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. ; E-910 duplicate.
Historical: Cave 5: from 4th yr. of Xiaochang, Northern Wei (528) to 2nd yr. of Yuenxiang, Eastern Wei (539). - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W259836_URN-3:FHCL:949837
- Title
- Fei tian
- Creator / Contributor
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Date
- 1923-1925
- Description
- Rubbing from relief sculpture of Buddhist flying deity, an apsara, holding a lotus flower on a stem in one hand and an alms bowl in the other. From: Gongxian Cave 5, Upper left corner of decorative framework, west wall.
- Extent
- 66 x 76 cm.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- apsarases
lotuses
Buddhism
cave temples - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- Northern Wei
Eastern Wei - Materials / Techniques
- paper
ink
relief - Notes
- Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (Zhongguo shi ku, v.2), 1989. pl. no. 189, p. 270.
General note: 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. ; E-910 duplicate.
Historical: Cave 5: from 4th yr. of Xiaochang, Northern Wei (528) to 2nd yr. of Yuenxiang, Eastern Wei (539). - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W259836_URN-3:FHCL:949837
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