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Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Five Dynasties to Northern Song dynasty (907–1127); Ink and color on silk; 88.6 x 52.3 cm; Guimet Museum of Asian Art, Paris, France
Avalokitesvara wears a patterned dhoti, flowing stoles, and a tall headdress. The Bodhisattva stands on lotus pedestals, holding a vase in the lowered left hand and a willow branch in the raised right hand. A nimbus composed of colorful rings surrounds the head. Lively scenes of people being rescued from the eight dangers are painted around the central figure. According to the Universal Gateway Chapter " of the Lotus Sutra |
