- Title
- Fei tian ; Di wu ku ping qi xi nan jaio fei tian diao shi
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- 1923-1925
- Rubbing from relief sculpture of Buddhist flying deity, an apsara. Cloud patterns at bottom. From: Gongxian Cave, 5, south ceiling (ping qi).
- 83 x 71 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- Buddhism
cave temples
ceilings
apsarases
clouds
female figures - Chinese
- Northern Wei
Eastern Wei - paper
ink
relief - Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (Zhongguo shi ku, v.2), 1989, pl. 206; f. 36; p. 271. ; Gong Xian shi ku si, 1963, pl. 344, p. 176.
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. ; Rubbing taken from "Ping qi": Chinese architectural term for ceiling. ; E-922 duplicate.
Historical: Cave 5 date: from 1st. yr. of Yongan (Northern Wei), to 2nd yr. of Yuanxiang, Eastern Wei (528-539). - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W283621_URN-3:FHCL:949842
- Title
- Fei tian ; Di wu ku ping qi xi nan jaio fei tian diao shi
- Creator / Contributor
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Date
- 1923-1925
- Description
- Rubbing from relief sculpture of Buddhist flying deity, an apsara. Cloud patterns at bottom. From: Gongxian Cave, 5, south ceiling (ping qi).
- Extent
- 83 x 71 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Buddhism
cave temples
ceilings
apsarases
clouds
female figures - 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. 206; f. 36; p. 271. ; Gong Xian shi ku si, 1963, pl. 344, p. 176.
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. ; Rubbing taken from "Ping qi": Chinese architectural term for ceiling. ; E-922 duplicate.
Historical: Cave 5 date: from 1st. yr. of Yongan (Northern Wei), to 2nd yr. of Yuanxiang, Eastern Wei (528-539). - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W283621_URN-3:FHCL:949842
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