- Title
- Offering of votive image (Shakyamuni Buddha) dedicated by Hui Rong, a Buddhist monk ; Bi qiu Hui Rong zao Shijia xiang ji
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
Sakyamuni, Indian, associated name, subject - 1923-1925
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering dedicated by donors.
- 14 x 31.5 cm
- No linguistic content
- rubbings
- Images
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples - Chinese
- Northern Wei
Minguo - ink
paper
intaglio - Citation/references: Ryûmon sekkutsu no kenkyû, 1941, p. 317.
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. ; Huo shao dong (Huoshao Cave).
Historical: 523 AD. - Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- W296722_URN-3:FHCL:717727
- Title
- Offering of votive image (Shakyamuni Buddha) dedicated by Hui Rong, a Buddhist monk ; Bi qiu Hui Rong zao Shijia xiang ji
- Creator / Contributor
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
Sakyamuni, Indian, associated name, subject - Date
- 1923-1925
- Description
- Rubbing of inscription from votive offering dedicated by donors.
- Extent
- 14 x 31.5 cm
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Genre
- rubbings
- Digital Format
- Images
- Subjects
- Buddhism
votive offerings
inscriptions
cave temples - Culture
- Chinese
- Style / Period
- Northern Wei
Minguo - Materials / Techniques
- ink
paper
intaglio - Notes
- Citation/references: Ryûmon sekkutsu no kenkyû, 1941, p. 317.
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. ; Huo shao dong (Huoshao Cave).
Historical: 523 AD. - Repository
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- Record ID
- W296722_URN-3:FHCL:717727
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