- Title
- Offering of votive image (Guanyin) from a Buddhist devotee (Unidentified name)
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
Avalokitesvara, associated name, subject - 1923-1925
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering.
- 14 x 32 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples - Chinese
- ?
Minguo - ink
paper
intaglio - Citation/references: Ryûmon sekkutsu no kenkyû, 1941. p. 292.
General note: Script style: kai shu. ; Longmen Grottoes: Buddhist Cave Temples distributed on the cliffs along the banks of Yihe river, 13 kilometers south of Luoyang City, Henan Province. The carving work on the first cave at Longmen was already began when Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang in 495. Construction on caves had been carrying on for more than 500 years, during Western Wei, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui,Tang and Five Dynasties. Thus formed a scale of more than 2,000 caves and niches, over 100,000 images on 1-kilometer cliffs from south to north on the two hills of Yique. ; Yao fang dong (Yaofang Cave).
Historical: Inscription date: unknown. - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W295498_URN-3:FHCL:786255
- Title
- Offering of votive image (Guanyin) from a Buddhist devotee (Unidentified name)
- Creator / Contributor
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
Avalokitesvara, associated name, subject - Date
- 1923-1925
- Description
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering.
- Extent
- 14 x 32 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- ?
Minguo - Materials / Techniques
- ink
paper
intaglio - Notes
- Citation/references: Ryûmon sekkutsu no kenkyû, 1941. p. 292.
General note: Script style: kai shu. ; Longmen Grottoes: Buddhist Cave Temples distributed on the cliffs along the banks of Yihe river, 13 kilometers south of Luoyang City, Henan Province. The carving work on the first cave at Longmen was already began when Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang in 495. Construction on caves had been carrying on for more than 500 years, during Western Wei, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Sui,Tang and Five Dynasties. Thus formed a scale of more than 2,000 caves and niches, over 100,000 images on 1-kilometer cliffs from south to north on the two hills of Yique. ; Yao fang dong (Yaofang Cave).
Historical: Inscription date: unknown. - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W295498_URN-3:FHCL:786255
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