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Wutaishan Yanshan Temple Manjusri Hall Murals
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Wutaishan Yanshan Temple Manjusri Hall Murals
CHINA, Shanxi, Xinzhou; Jin dynasty (1115–1234), dated 1167; By Wang Kui and Wang Zun
These murals cover 97.98 sq m of the four walls of the south-facing Manjusri Hall at Yanshan Temple. According to inscriptions on the temple stele and the west wall of the hall, they were painted in 1167 of the Jin dynasty by the artists Wang Kui and Wang Zun. Only a small number of murals in Buddhist and Daoist temples from the Song (960-1279) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties have been preserved, and the historical information on the inscriptions make these finely painted artworks particularly valuable.
The west wall features scenes from the Life of the Buddha, each accompanied by an inscription within a cartouche. On the east wall, there are depictions of the Buddha teaching the Dharma, flanked by illustrations of Hariti and scenes from the Chapter on Filial Piety" in the Returning Favors Sutra. Pavilions and towers are painted in the upper register on the left side of the front (south) wall. The Buddha |
