- Title
- Li fo tu ; Di san ku nan bi xi bu li fo tu zhong, xia ceng dong bu
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- 1923-1925
- Rubbing of carved stone images from relief sculpture (part of decorative horizontal band) depicting individual(s) in Buddhist votive procession in 2 rows. Images include 6 human figures (1 monk, 1 female aristocrat and 4 attendants) in the upper row and 6 human images (1 monk, 1 female aristocrat and 4 attendants) in the lower row; other images include: canopies, lotus flowers, flags and trees. From: Gongxian Cave no. 3, south wall, west side, part of 2nd. and 3rd. row of the "Li fo tu (Buddhist votive procession)" frieze.
- 137 x 67 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- Buddhism
cave temples
female figures
servants
Buddhist monks
processions
votive images
human figures
lotuses
canopy trees
flags - Chinese
- Northern Wei
- paper
ink
relief - Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (Zhongguo shi ku, v.2), 1989. pl. 103; f. 20, p. 254. ; Gong Xian shi ku si, 1963, pl. 115-116, p. 65.
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-825, E-826 duplicates.
Historical: Cave 3 date: 2nd. yr. of Xiping - 4th. yr. of Xiaochang, Northern Wei (517-528). - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W283874_URN-3:FHCL:1115467
- Title
- Li fo tu ; Di san ku nan bi xi bu li fo tu zhong, xia ceng dong bu
- Creator / Contributor
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Date
- 1923-1925
- Description
- Rubbing of carved stone images from relief sculpture (part of decorative horizontal band) depicting individual(s) in Buddhist votive procession in 2 rows. Images include 6 human figures (1 monk, 1 female aristocrat and 4 attendants) in the upper row and 6 human images (1 monk, 1 female aristocrat and 4 attendants) in the lower row; other images include: canopies, lotus flowers, flags and trees. From: Gongxian Cave no. 3, south wall, west side, part of 2nd. and 3rd. row of the "Li fo tu (Buddhist votive procession)" frieze.
- Extent
- 137 x 67 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Buddhism
cave temples
female figures
servants
Buddhist monks
processions
votive images
human figures
lotuses
canopy trees
flags - 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. pl. 103; f. 20, p. 254. ; Gong Xian shi ku si, 1963, pl. 115-116, p. 65.
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-825, E-826 duplicates.
Historical: Cave 3 date: 2nd. yr. of Xiping - 4th. yr. of Xiaochang, Northern Wei (517-528). - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W283874_URN-3:FHCL:1115467
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