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Mogao Cave 468
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang
This shrine cave is located in the south area of the site. The ceiling and the niche in the back (west) wall were constructed between 756 and 860 during the Tang dynasty, The murals on the north, south, and front (east) walls of the main chamber, as well as those in the corridor and antechamber, were painted in 907 during the Later Liang dynasty. The ceiling of the antechamber is covered with Thousand Buddha images, now faded and indistinct, and above the entrance on the back wall are inscriptions from the year 907. On both sides of the entrance are warriors. The murals on the north and south walls are damaged, but three donors can still be distinguished on the lower walls. In the corridor, the ceiling and walls display portraits of Bodhisattvas painted during the Five Dynasties period (907-960).
The rectangular main chamber has a truncated pyramidal ceiling. Its caisson center displays three rabbits within a lotus flower and the four slopes of the ceiling have illustrations of the Lotus Sutra, including scenes from the Introductory Chapter |
