Li fo tu: Di si ku nan bi dong bu li fo tu di si ceng
- Creator/Contributor:
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Creation Date:
- 1923-1925
- Description:
- Rubbing from relief sculpture depicting Emperor and Empress (??) in ritual procession carrying offerings to the Buddha. 8 attendants and 1 monk ; 3 fans, 3 parasols, 1 tree in background. From Gong Xian Cave no. 4, South wall, Eastern section, layer 4 (from the top).
- Extent:
- 42 x 134 cm.
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Genre:
- rubbings
- Digital Format:
- Images
- Subjects:
- rubbings
emperors
empresses
Buddhism
processions
fans
parasols
votive offerings
cave temples - Culture:
- Chinese
- Style Period:
- Northern Wei
Eastern Wei - Materials/Techniques:
- paper
ink
relief - Notes:
- Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (fr. Zhongguo shi ku, v. 2), 1989. pl. no. 147.
General note: 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 4 date: from 1st. yr. of Yongan (Northern Wei), to 2nd yr. of Yuanxiang, Eastern Wei (528-539). - Repository:
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- HOLLIS Record:
- https://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/olvwork245907/urn-3:FHCL:1092721/catalog
- Record ID:
- W245907_urn-3:FHCL:1092721
- Permalink:
- https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/chinese-rubbings-collection/6-W245907_urn-3:FHCL:1092721
