Bulletin (Östasiatiska Samlingarna (Stockholm, Sweden))The Museum, 1988 - China "Bibliography of publications based upon collections made with the support of the Swedish China research committee, by Fr. E. Åhlander": Bulletin no. 1, p. 185-191. |
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... halo , still extant . The Buddha image was framed by two trees whose foliage still creeps over the ceiling . Above the halo were carved an Asura and a monk . The image balancing the Asura , on the other side , was 33 The Western Cliff.
... halo , still extant . The Buddha image was framed by two trees whose foliage still creeps over the ceiling . Above the halo were carved an Asura and a monk . The image balancing the Asura , on the other side , was 33 The Western Cliff.
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... halo whose outer border consists of flames . The same pattern is used for the Bodhisattva's halo . The roundness and softness of the modeling indicate that the images were most likely carved during the Kaiyuan era . This hypothesis is ...
... halo whose outer border consists of flames . The same pattern is used for the Bodhisattva's halo . The roundness and softness of the modeling indicate that the images were most likely carved during the Kaiyuan era . This hypothesis is ...
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... halo surrounds Guanyin . It is formed by the thousand outstretched arms and hands . Many images of the blessed , furthermore , crowd around the halo as if pushing each other . Some are only partially visible ; one is a three - headed ...
... halo surrounds Guanyin . It is formed by the thousand outstretched arms and hands . Many images of the blessed , furthermore , crowd around the halo as if pushing each other . Some are only partially visible ; one is a three - headed ...
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INTRODUCTION | 3 |
NORTHERN SICHUAN GUANGYÜAN COUNTY | 9 |
CENTRAL SICHUAN ANYÜE COUNTY | 39 |
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