- Title
- Kan mei diao shi ; Di si ku nan bi zhong bu men shang fo kan kan mei diao shi
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- 1923-1925
- Rubbing from relief sculpture (framing votive niche) depicting curtains with tassels, "liu su," and geometric designs indictating mountains and lotus flowers; 1 seated Buddha image. From: Gongxian Cave no. 4, West wall, above the main votive niche.
- 42 x 98 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- Buddhism
cave temples
Buddhas
tassel
niches - Chinese
- Northern Wei
- paper
ink
relief - Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (Zhongguo shi ku, v.2), 1989, fig. 28, p. 262.
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.
Historical: Cave 4 date: from 2nd yr. of Xiping, to 4th yr. of Xiaochang, Northern Wei (517-528). - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W282108_URN-3:FHCL:1092724
- Title
- Kan mei diao shi ; Di si ku nan bi zhong bu men shang fo kan kan mei diao shi
- Creator / Contributor
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Date
- 1923-1925
- Description
- Rubbing from relief sculpture (framing votive niche) depicting curtains with tassels, "liu su," and geometric designs indictating mountains and lotus flowers; 1 seated Buddha image. From: Gongxian Cave no. 4, West wall, above the main votive niche.
- Extent
- 42 x 98 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Buddhism
cave temples
Buddhas
tassel
niches - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- Northern Wei
- Materials / Techniques
- paper
ink
relief - Notes
- Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (Zhongguo shi ku, v.2), 1989, fig. 28, p. 262.
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.
Historical: Cave 4 date: from 2nd yr. of Xiping, to 4th yr. of Xiaochang, Northern Wei (517-528). - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W282108_URN-3:FHCL:1092724
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