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Yungang Grottoes: Cave 3

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Title:
Yungang Grottoes: Cave 3
Alt. Title:
云冈石窟
View:
Cave 3, interior passage looking towards seated Buddha
Creators:
unknown (Chinese)
Creator:
unknown
Style/Period:
Chinese; Northern Wei; Tang (Chinese style)
Style/Period:
Chinese
Location:
site: Yungang Grottoes (Datong, Shanxi, China)
Location Notes:
16 km west of Datong
City or Site:
Datong
Country:
China
GPS:
+40.109722+113.122222
Culture:
Chinese
Date:
ca. 494-525 (creation)
Measurements:
25 m (height, cliff face)
Material:
sandstone; polychrome (mineral pigment paint)
Work Type:
built works; religious structures; shrines (structures); visual works; sculpture (visual work); visual works; sculpture (visual work); reliefs (sculptures)
Work Type:
shrine (structure)
Description:
The Yungang Grottoes are located 16 km west of Datong and comprise about 53 caves and 51,000 statues. The site stretches about 1 kilometer from east to west and was hollowed from the sandstone cliffs of the Wuzhou Mountains during the 5th century CE under the patronage of the Northern Wei dynasty. Founded by the Tuoba or Toba people, who ruled northern China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period (310-589 CE), the Wei dynasty adopted Buddhism as its state religion. Work was begun at Yungang by the emperor Wenchengdi (reigned 452-465). The caves range in width from 23 m to a few metres. In 494, the Wei moved their capital from Datong to Luoyang and the Yungang Grottoes slowly fell into decay. The Grottoes have been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2001. Cave 3 dates from the last phase of carving, under private patronage, lasting until 525, when the construction came to a final halt due to uprisings in the area. Cave 3 is the largest of all the caves, and some of the statues in the back of the cave were not completed until the Tang dynasty. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
Classification:
sculpture
Technique:
carving (processes); painting and painting techniques
Subjects:
architecture; decorative arts; deities; Buddhism and art--China; Silk Road; Buddhist cave art
Subject:
Buddhism and art--China
Image Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Vendor ID:
1A2-CH-D-YG-3-A10
Image Filename:
1A2-CH-D-YG-3-A10.jpg
Image ID Number:
49773
Module:
Archivision Addition Module Six
Collection:
Archivision Samples
Record created:
April 25, 2013
Last modified:
April 25, 2013


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