Introduction to Asian Art
ART HIST 240-0         Professor Sarah E. Fraser
Silk Road; Early Buddhist China
 
  1. Colossal Buddha carved into niche from cliffside. h: 120 ft. Bamiyan, Afghanistan, ca. 5th century.
  2. Seated Buddha. Gilt Bronze. h: 15.5". China, d. 338 CE.
  3. Cave 248, Mogao Grottoes. Buddha Triad. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 450 CE.
  4. Cave 248, Mogao Grottoes. Central pillar, west face: Sakyamuni as ascetic. Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 450 CE.
  5. Cave 257, Mogao Grottoes. Deer Jataka, central panel. Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 450 CE.
  6. Cave 285, Mogao Grottoes. Ceiling, north section: Fu Xi and Nu Wa (far left). Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 538-539 CE.
  7. Cave 285, Dunhuang. west wall. Vishnu (right), Surya the sun god (upper left), wall painting, ca. 538-539 CE.
  8. Cave 285, Mogao Grottoes. West wall: Shiva and Ganesha. Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 538-539 CE.
  9. Cave 20, Yungang. Colossal Buddha. Built by Toba Wei rulers. Datong, China, ca. 460-470 CE.
  10. Plan of Chang'an, "city of everlasting peace", walled capital w/ ward system. Modern-day Xian, China, Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE).
  11. Palatial architecture of Chang'an. Reconstruction line drawing. Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE).
  12. Lungmen. Colossal Vairocana Buddha (Feng Xian group). Limestone. Tang Dynasty, 670-675 CE.
  13. Cave 45, Mogao Grottoes. Sakyamuni, Kasyapa, Ananda and attendant sculptures; wall painting behind installation. Mud and straw over wooden armature. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, Tang Dynasty, 8th century.
  14. Cave 217, Mogao Grottoes. Paradise of Amitabha. Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, Tang Dynasty, 8th century.
  15. Famensi. Stupa (gold enshrining Sakyamuni's finger bone). Metal reliquary. China, Tang Dynasty, 8th century.

  1. Colossal Buddha carved into niche from cliffside. h: 120 ft. Bamiyan, Afghanistan, ca. 5th century.


  2. Seated Buddha. Gilt Bronze. h: 15.5". China, d. 338 CE.


  3. Cave 248, Mogao Grottoes. Buddha Triad. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 450 CE.


  4. Cave 248, Mogao Grottoes. Central pillar, west face: Sakyamuni as ascetic. Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 450 CE.


  5. Cave 257, Mogao Grottoes. Deer Jataka, central panel. Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 450 CE.


  6. Cave 285, Mogao Grottoes. Ceiling, north section: Fu Xi and Nu Wa (far left). Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 538-539 CE.


  7. Cave 285, Mogao Grottoes. West wall: Vishnu (right), Surya the sun god (upper left). Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 538-539 CE.


  8. Cave 285, Mogao Grottoes. West wall: Shiva and Ganesha. Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, ca. 538-539 CE.


  9. Cave 20, Yungang. Colossal Buddha. Built by Toba Wei rulers. Datong, China, ca. 460-470 CE.


  10. Plan of Chang'an, "city of everlasting peace", walled capital w/ ward system. Modern-day Xian, China, Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE).


  11. Palatial architecture of Chang'an. Reconstruction line drawing. Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE).


  12. Lungmen. Colossal Vairocana Buddha (Feng Xian group). Limestone. Tang Dynasty, 670-675 CE.


  13. Cave 45, Mogao Grottoes. Sakyamuni, Kasyapa, Ananda and attendant sculptures; wall painting behind installation. Mud and straw over wooden armature. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, Tang Dynasty, 8th century.


  14. Cave 217, Mogao Grottoes. Paradise of Amitabha. Wall Painting. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, Tang Dynasty, 8th century.


  15. Famensi. Stupa (gold enshrining Sakyamuni's finger bone). Metal reliquary. China, Tang Dynasty, 8th century.
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