Period:Unknown Production date:8thC
Materials:plaster, stucco,
Technique:painted
Subjects:buddha
Dimensions:Height: 39 centimetres Width: 46 centimetres Depth: 5 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of wall-painting. The basic material used is stucco mixed with grass and straw, the surface is made of an additional layer of finer material. The fragment is painted with a depiction of the Buddha wearing a dark red robe. He is seated on a cushion in front of a mandorla, his head slightly turned and surrounded by a halo. Both hands are held level with the heart, thumbs and index fingers forming circles. This is the Dharmachakra Mudra, the gesture of teaching. Underneath the cushion a few bunches of grass and a Brāhmī inscription can be seen. The object is very worn and a lot of pigments have flaked off.
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![图片[1]-wall-painting BM-1907-1111.64-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Paintings/mid_01183978_001.jpg)
Comments:The Department of Asia would like to thank Xanthe Carmichael for her help with updating the information on the site of Dandan-Uiliq.
Materials:plaster, stucco,
Technique:painted
Subjects:buddha
Dimensions:Height: 39 centimetres Width: 46 centimetres Depth: 5 centimetres
Description:
Fragment of wall-painting. The basic material used is stucco mixed with grass and straw, the surface is made of an additional layer of finer material. The fragment is painted with a depiction of the Buddha wearing a dark red robe. He is seated on a cushion in front of a mandorla, his head slightly turned and surrounded by a halo. Both hands are held level with the heart, thumbs and index fingers forming circles. This is the Dharmachakra Mudra, the gesture of teaching. Underneath the cushion a few bunches of grass and a Brāhmī inscription can be seen. The object is very worn and a lot of pigments have flaked off.
IMG
Comments:The Department of Asia would like to thank Xanthe Carmichael for her help with updating the information on the site of Dandan-Uiliq.
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