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DUNHUANG ART (BOOK)


 

Paradise, Cave No. 217, Middle Tang

Auspicious images, Cave No. 237, Middle Tang

Mahaparinirvana, Cave No. 158, Middle Tang

Bodhisattvas and disciples in Mahaparinirvana, Cave No. 158, Middle Tang

Mourning princes in Mahaparinirvana, Cave No. 158, Middle Tang

Preaching scene, Cave No. 158, Middle Tang

Cintamani-cakara, Avalokitesvara, Cave No. 14, Late Tang

Sibi Jataka, Cave No. 85, late Tang

Ecstasy, Cave No. 196, Late Tang

Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara on ceiling, Cave No. 161, Late Tang.

Amitayus-sutra, Cave No. 12, Late Tang

Bhaisajyaguru-sutra, Cave No. 12, Late Tang

Thousand-armed Manjusri, Cave No. 99, Five Dynasties

Story of Liu Sahe (detail), Cave No. 72, Five Dynasties

The fight between Raudraksa and Sariputra (detail), Cave No. 140, Five Dynasties

Sadharama-pundrika-sutra, Cave No. 61, Five Dynasties

Manjusri flanked by Avalokitesvara and Bhaisajyaguru, Cave No. 220, Five Dynasties

Vimalakirti's revelations, Cave No. 61, Five Dynasties

Stupa, Cave No. 76, Song Dynasty

Eleven-headed Avalokitesvara, Cave No. 76, Song Dynasty

Xuan Zang's pilgrimage to India, Cave No. 2, Eastern Thousand Buddha Grottoes, Western Xia (Copied by Duan Wenjie)

Dragon in ceiling design, Cave No. 130, Western Xia Dynasty

Samantabhadra, Cave No. 3, Yulin Grottoes, Western Xia

Phoenix and dragons in ceiling design, Cave No. 16, Western Xia

King of Western Xia, Cave No. 409, Western Xia

Bodhisattva, Cave No. 465, Yuan Dynasty

Arhat, Cave No. 95, Yuan Dynasty

Vajra embracing Sakti, Cave No. 465, Yuan Dynasty

Sage and mirror, Cave No. 465, Yuan Dynasty (Copied by Gao Ertai)

Buddha, Cave No. 465, Yuan Dynasty

Maitreya Buddha, Cave No. 275, Northern Liang

Sibi Jataka, Cave No. 275 Northern Liang

Deer Jataka (detail), Cave No. 257, Northern Wei

Lady Sumati invoking Buddha (detail), Cave No. 257, Western Wei

Buddha preaching, Cave No. 249, Western Wei

Preaching scene, Cave No. 249, Western Wei

A View of Cave No. 285, Western Wei

Scene of Heaven, Cave No. 285, Western Wei

Sakyamuni and Prabhutaratana Buddha, Cave No. 285, Western Wei

Devas, Cave No. 285, Western Wei

Devas Cave No. 285, Western Wei

Stupa, Cave No. 428, Northern Zhou

Mara-vijaya, Cave No. 428, Northern Zhou

Vairocana Buddha, Cave No. 428, Norhtern Zhou

Manjusri, Cave No. 420, Sui Dynasty

Vimalakirti, Cave No. 420, Sui Dynasty

Prince Siddhartha leaving palace, Cave No. 278, Sui Dynasty

Aupapadaka musicians, Cave No. 427, Sui Dynasty

Mayadevi dreaming of elephant, Cave No. 278 Sui Dynasty

Donors, Cave No. 61, Sui Dynasty

Prince Siddhartha leaving Palace, Cave No. 329, Early Tang

Mahaparinirvana, Cave No. 295, Sui Dynasty

Mayadevi dreaming of elephant, Cave No. 329, Early Tang

Preaching scene, Cave No. 322, Early Tang

Mahasthamaprapta, Cave No. 217, Early Tang

A devotee, Cave No. 334, Early Tang

Amitabha-sutra (detail), Cave No. 372, Early Tang

Bodhisattvas in Amitayus-sutra, Cave No. 217, Early Tang

Amitabha's paradise, Cave No. 320, High Tang.

Marriage of a 500 year old woman, Cave No. 445, High Tang.

Sakyamuni, Cave No. 328, High Tang

Devas listening to preaching, Cave No. 148, High Tang

The Sixteen Meditations, Cave No. 45, High Tang

Ajatasatru, Cave No. 45, High Tang

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