Li fo tu ; Di yi ku nan bi li fo tu zhong ceng

Creator/Contributor:: Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
Creation Date:: 1923-1925
Description:: Rubbing from Cave no. 1 depicting Empress (Northern Wei) paying tribute to Buddha. Four attendants on each side of the Empress, two other royal figures and one monk. Attendants carrying 2 fans and 3 large parasols ; tree in background. From: Gongxian Cave 1, South wall, Western part, central section (partial).
Extent:: 55.5 x 118 cm.
Language:: No linguistic content
Genre:: rubbings
Digital Format:: Images
Subjects:: cave temples
Buddhism
empresses
processions
rubbings
royalty
parasols
fans
Buddhist monks
Culture:: Chinese
Style Period:: Northern Wei
Materials/Techniques:: ink
paper
relief
Notes:: Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (from: Zhongguo shi ku, v. 2), 1989. pl. 4.
General note: Gongxian: Gongxian cave temples, a set of 5 Buddhist grottoes (dated between 517-539), located 8 kms north of Gongxian (midway between Luoyang and Zhengzhou), Henan province.
Historical: Cave 1 date: 2nd yr. of Xiping - 4th yr. of Zhengguang, Northern Wei (517-523).
Repository:: Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
HOLLIS Record:: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/olvwork245904/urn-3:FHCL:957800/catalog
Record ID:: W245904_urn-3:FHCL:957800
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