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Yungang Grotto 5: Bodhisattvas Making Offerings

CHINA, Shanxi, Datong; Northern Wei dynasty (386–534); Stone; H: 1.8 m
Located on either side of the arched entrance in the front (south) wall are two standing Bodhisattva figures. They wear headdresses decorated with flowers, long draped garments, and flowing stoles. Their facial features are gentle and delicate. Both figures stand in elegant postures on lotus pedestals with unornamented nimbuses behind their heads. The Bodhisattvas are mirror images of one another, each holding a wish-fulfilling jewel as an offering in one raised hand.

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