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
- Permalink:
- https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/chinese-rubbings-collection/6-W245904_urn-3:FHCL:957800