Hua diao shi: Di yi ku bei bi di san kan kan mei diao shi
- Creator/Contributor:
- Warner, Langdon, 1881-1955, American, associated name, donor
- Creation Date:
- 1923-1925
- Description:
- Rubbing from squared floral decorative motif on top front of arched portico. Portico designed to house Buddhist statues. From: Gongxian Cave 1, Third portico in the north wall.
- Extent:
- 53 x 209 cm.
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Genre:
- rubbings
- Digital Format:
- Images
- Subjects:
- porticoes
floral patterns
cave temples
Buddhism - Culture:
- Chinese
- Style Period:
- Northern Wei
- Materials/Techniques:
- paper
ink
relief - Notes:
- Citation/references: Gong Xian shi ku si (Zhongguo shi ku, v.2), 1989. Pl. 68.
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 1: from 2nd yr. of Xiping to 4th yr. of Zhengguang, Northern Wei (517-523) - Repository:
- Fine Arts Library, Special Collections, Harvard University
- HOLLIS Record:
- https://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/olvwork259835/urn-3:FHCL:957801/catalog
- Record ID:
- W259835_urn-3:FHCL:957801
- Permalink:
- https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/chinese-rubbings-collection/6-W259835_urn-3:FHCL:957801
