Bulletin, Issues 66-67The Museum, 1994 - China |
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... cave motif is significant to the themes of journey and passage . David Yu explains , " The Chinese word for caves is ... cave - like recesses . A seated , sleeping figure , perhaps overwhelmed by the journey , is depicted toward the ...
... cave motif is significant to the themes of journey and passage . David Yu explains , " The Chinese word for caves is ... cave - like recesses . A seated , sleeping figure , perhaps overwhelmed by the journey , is depicted toward the ...
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... Cave 40. Dated 749. Niujiao Zhai , Renshou , Sichuan . 4. Cave 4. Late Northern Song or Early Southern Song ( before 1148 ) . Nanshan , Dazu , Sichuan . Photograph by Anning Jing . 5. Cave 2. 1236. Longshan , Taiyuan , Shanxi . 6. The ...
... Cave 40. Dated 749. Niujiao Zhai , Renshou , Sichuan . 4. Cave 4. Late Northern Song or Early Southern Song ( before 1148 ) . Nanshan , Dazu , Sichuan . Photograph by Anning Jing . 5. Cave 2. 1236. Longshan , Taiyuan , Shanxi . 6. The ...
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... cave appears to be naturally - occurring , with some work having been done to standardize its shape . The second cave at Great Buddha Bend is smaller and dedicated to the Buddha Vairocana . This cave was chiselled out of the rockface ...
... cave appears to be naturally - occurring , with some work having been done to standardize its shape . The second cave at Great Buddha Bend is smaller and dedicated to the Buddha Vairocana . This cave was chiselled out of the rockface ...
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