- Title
- Offering of votive image and niche dedicated by Hui Rong, a Buddhist monk; Offering of votive image from Buddhist devotees-- Hei Wengsheng and Yang Daochang ; Bi qiu Hui Rong zao xiang ji ji qi xia fo kan, Hei Wengsheng xiong di zao xiang ji, Yang Daochang zao xiang ji
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- 1923-1925
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering dedicated by donors.
- 72 x 170 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples
brothers
niches
Buddhist nuns - Chinese
- ?
Northern Wei - ink
paper
intaglio - Citation/references: Ryûmon sekkutsu no kenkyû, 1941, p. 307, p. 313, p. 314.
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. ; Gu yang dong (Guyang Cave).
Historical: 521 AD and unknown. - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W296171_URN-3:FHCL:1082260
- Title
- Offering of votive image and niche dedicated by Hui Rong, a Buddhist monk; Offering of votive image from Buddhist devotees-- Hei Wengsheng and Yang Daochang ; Bi qiu Hui Rong zao xiang ji ji qi xia fo kan, Hei Wengsheng xiong di zao xiang ji, Yang Daochang zao xiang ji
- Creator / Contributor
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Date
- 1923-1925
- Description
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering dedicated by donors.
- Extent
- 72 x 170 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples
brothers
niches
Buddhist nuns - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- ?
Northern Wei - Materials / Techniques
- ink
paper
intaglio - Notes
- Citation/references: Ryûmon sekkutsu no kenkyû, 1941, p. 307, p. 313, p. 314.
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. ; Gu yang dong (Guyang Cave).
Historical: 521 AD and unknown. - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W296171_URN-3:FHCL:1082260
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