Sakyamuni cuts his hair, detail, Tang Dynasty
In this close-up detail of a landscape painting, the young Sakyamuni cuts off his hair while attendants watch, ink and color on silk, from Dunhuang, Gansu province, China, dated to the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD)
Sakyamuni cuts his hair, Tang Dynasty
In this landscape painting, the young Sakyamuni cuts off his hair while attendants watch, ink and color on silk, from Dunhuang, Gansu province, China, dated to the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD)
Tang-4 (cropped) - 中國歷史圖片,維基媒體
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Tang-4 - 中國歷史圖片,維基媒體 - A painting of a woman and a child
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伟大的祖国·敦煌壁画·伎乐人 (Scott 191) - public domain postal stamp scan
中文(简体): 伟大的祖国。第三组。敦煌壁画。1953年9月1日被中国发行的邮票。 邮票图案为:“伎乐人·魏”。 Русский: Почтовая марка КНР из серии «Великая Родина» (кит. 伟大的祖国), третьей подсерии «Дуньхуанская настенная живопись» (кит. 敦煌壁画). На марке изображено ... More
伟大的祖国·敦煌壁画·供养人 (Scott 152) - public domain postal stamp scan
中文(简体): 伟大的祖国。第一组。敦煌壁画。1952年7月1日被中国发行的邮票。 邮票图案为:"供养人·隋”。 Русский: Почтовая марка КНР из серии «Великая Родина» (кит. 伟大的祖国), первой подсерии «Дуньхуанская настенная живопись» (кит. 敦煌壁画). На марке изображено п... More
伟大的祖国·敦煌壁画·战斗 (Scott 192) - Public domain banknote scan
中文(简体): 伟大的祖国。第三组。敦煌壁画。1953年9月1日被中国发行的邮票。 邮票图案为:“战斗·隋”。 Русский: Почтовая марка КНР из серии «Великая Родина» (кит. 伟大的祖国), третьей подсерии «Дуньхуанская настенная живопись» (кит. 敦煌壁画). На марке изображено п... More
伟大的祖国·敦煌壁画·牛车 (Scott 193) - public domain postal stamp scan
中文(简体): 伟大的祖国。第三组。敦煌壁画。1953年9月1日被中国发行的邮票。 邮票图案为:“牛车·唐”。 Русский: Почтовая марка КНР из серии «Великая Родина» (кит. 伟大的祖国), третьей подсерии «Дуньхуанская настенная живопись» (кит. 敦煌壁画). На марке изображено п... More
伟大的祖国·敦煌壁画·狩猎 (Scott 151) - public domain postal stamp scan
Русский: Почтовая марка КНР из серии «Великая Родина» (кит. 伟大的祖国), первой подсерии «Дуньхуанская настенная живопись» (кит. 敦煌壁画). На марке изображено произведение «Охота» (кит. 狩猎), относящееся к династии Вэй ... More
伟大的祖国·敦煌壁画·飞天 (Scott 153) - public domain postal stamp scan
中文(简体): 伟大的祖国。第一组。敦煌壁画。1952年7月1日被中国发行的邮票。 邮票图案为:"飞天·唐”。 Русский: Почтовая марка КНР из серии «Великая Родина» (кит. 伟大的祖国), первой подсерии «Дуньхуанская настенная живопись» (кит. 敦煌壁画). На марке изображено пр... More
伟大的祖国·敦煌壁画·马夫和马 (Scott 190) - 中國歷史圖片,維基媒體
中文(简体): 伟大的祖国。第三组。敦煌壁画。1953年9月1日被中国发行的邮票。 邮票图案为:“马夫和马·魏”。 Русский: Почтовая марка КНР из серии «Великая Родина» (кит. 伟大的祖国), третьей подсерии «Дуньхуанская настенная живопись» (кит. 敦煌壁画). На марке изображено... More
伟大的祖国·敦煌壁画·龙 (Scott 154) - public domain postal stamp scan
中文(简体): 伟大的祖国。第一组。敦煌壁画。1952年7月1日被中国发行的邮票。 邮票图案为:"龙·唐”。 Русский: Почтовая марка КНР из серии «Великая Родина» (кит. 伟大的祖国), первой подсерии «Дуньхуанская настенная живопись» (кит. 敦煌壁画). На марке изображено про... More
莫高窟第17窟絲綢畫 banner showing the seven treasures of the cakravartin (worl...
banner; painting; 幡 (Chinese); 繪畫 (Chinese) Object Type: banner painting 幡 (Chinese) 繪畫 (Chinese) Museum number: 1919,0101,0.99 Description Banner showing the seven treasures of the cakravartin (world sovereign... More
Full Portrait of Lady Liang-kuo
Fresco of Lady Liang-kuo (aka Lady Chai of Hsün-yang) as a Buddhist donatress, wearing a richly decorated phoenix crown. Cave 427 of the Mo-kao Grottoes, Guiyi era. 中文(繁體):頭戴華麗翡翠鳳冠的涼國夫人潯陽翟氏供養像,位於敦煌莫高窟第427窟,歸義軍王國時代。
Lady Chai, aka Lady Liang-kuo - Fresco, public domain photogrpaph
Fresco of Lady Liang-kuo (aka Lady Chai of Hsün-yang) as a Buddhist donatress, wearing a richly decorated phoenix crown. Cave 427 of the Mo-kao Grottoes, Guiyi era. 中文(繁體):頭戴華麗翡翠鳳冠的涼國夫人潯陽翟氏供養像,位於敦煌莫高窟第427窟,歸義軍王國時代。
Queen consort Ts'ao of Khotan
Queen consort Ts'ao, wife of Viśa' Saṃbhava, the king of Khotan.
Tang soldiers - Dunhuang mural
Tang soldiers - Dunhuang mural
Nine-coloured deer (cropped)
中文:九色鹿壁画局部,敦煌莫高窟257窟。
Tang Mural of Zhang Yichao's departure
A mural of Zhang Yichao's departure from a fortress. From Mogao Caves.
Fire Lance And Grenade 10th Century Dunhuang - A painting of a person ...
First illustration of Fire Lance and a Grenade, 10th Century, Dunhuang. Appears to be a detail from an illustration of Sakyamuni's temptation by Mara, with the demons at upper right threatening with the fire l... More
Mogao Cave 61, painting of Mount Wutai monasteries
A mural painting from Cave 61 at the Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu province, China, dated to the 10th century and depicting Tang Dynasty monastic architecture from Mount Wutai (五臺山/五台山), Shanxi province. França... More
Mural of Buddha in Mogao Caves, Dunhuang
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Trade in silkroad - Public domain dedication image
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King Bhilanjili Jataka. Northern Liang. Mogao cave 275
"Jataka" of King Bhilanjili. Northern Liang. Mogao, cave 275. Northern wall, central floor. H. 80 cm. King Bhilanjili, passionate about the Buddhists' search for truth, accepts the torture offered to him by a ... More
Zhang Qian, Western Han dynasty
The travel of Zhang Qian to the West. Mogao caves, 618-712 CE. Translation of Chinese note: "This is a section of a Dunhuang mural showing a line of officials led by Han Emperor Wu (Han Wudi) to see off Zhang ... More
1 Devas. Dunhuang mural. Cave 272, Northern Liang dynasty.
Devas. Dunhuang mural. Cave 272, Northern Liang dynasty (321-439). Public domain photograph of medieval object / medieval style artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
12窟婚嫁圖 - Tang Dynasty - A painting on the wall of a building
中文(香港): 莫高窟第12窟婚嫁圖
Anonymous-Baoen Sutra Paradise
Baoen Sutra Paradise, color on silk, 177.6 x 121 cm. The image was discovered at the Mogao Caves near Dun Huang in the "1000 Buddha cave". Shakyamuni is seated in the center of the image. The left and right si... More
Anonymous-Baoen Sutra Paradise2
Baoen Sutra Paradise, color on silk, 160.8 x 121.6 cm. The image was discovered at the Mogao Caves near Dun Huang in the "1000 Buddha cave". Shakyamuni is seated in the center of the image. The left and right ... More
Anonymous-Paradise of Bhaishajyaguru, Buddhist painting
Paradise of Bhaishajyaguru, color on silk, 206 x 167 cm. The image was discovered at the Mogao Caves near Dun Huang in the "1000 Buddha cave". Bhaishajyaguru (Buddha of Healing) is seated in the center of the ... More
Asura in 249th cave of Mogao Caves
Asura in 249th cave of Mogao Caves日本語: 敦煌莫高窟 第249窟 阿修羅
Bandit attack, fresco, Italy - Mogao cave paintings
A segment of a fresco on a wall in Dunhuang depicting a group of merchants being robbed by bandits.
Buddha and Bodhisattvas Dunhuang Mogao Caves
Cave mural painting of the Buddha surrounded by bodhisattvas. The darker and smaller figures below are possibly earth spirits.
Buddha flanked by bodhisattvas with flying apsaras. Dunhuang mural. Ca...
Buddha flanked by bodhisattvas with flying apsaras. Dunhuang mural. Cave 428, Northern Zhou dynasty.
Detail, Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell. From Dunhuang. Late 9...
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell. From Dunhuang. Late 9th - early 10th century AD, British Museum
Dunhuang figures showing shading technique
Murals details from Dunhuang showing shading techique. Figure on left from cave 275 from the Northern Liang period (397–460), figure on right from cave 428 from the Northern Zhou dynasty (557 - 581)..
Dunhuang mogao mural cave 409
From Mogao cave 409, Five Dynasties Public domain photograph of medieval or early renaissance painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dunhuang 217 - Mogao cave paintings
观无量寿经壁画 Public domain photograph of 15th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dunhuang Cave 323 Western Han dynasty - Mogao cave paintings
8th century painting from Mogao caves, Dunhuang.Look also Image:HanWudiBuddhas.jpg and Image:ZhangQianTravels.jpg
Emperor Taizong in Dunhuang - Tang Dynasty - Mogao cave paintings
Emperor Taizong Public domain photograph of medieval object / medieval style artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Han Wudi Buddhas - Fresco, public domain photogrpaph
8th century fresco at Mogao Caves near Dunhuang in Gansu Province. Depiction of the Han Emperor Wu worshiping statues of the Buddha. Attached textual description of Han Wudi worshiping golden men brought in 12... More
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell. From Dunhuang. Late 9th - ear...
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell. From Dunhuang. Late 9th - early 10th century AD, British Museum
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell. From Dunhuang. Late 9th - ear...
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell. From Dunhuang. Late 9th - early 10th century AD, British Museum
Kṣitigarbha as Lord of the Six Ways (Stein Painting 19)
Kṣitigarbha as Lord of the Six Ways Northern Song dynasty, dated the 4th year of Jianlong (963) Dunhuang Ink and colours on silk. Painted area: H. 56.1cm; W. 51.5cm; Stein painting 19. Ch.Iviii.003
Lion detail, Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell. From Dunhuang. L...
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell. From Dunhuang. Late 9th - early 10th century AD, British Museum
Lions in art of China detail, from- Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of...
Kshitigarbha with the Ten Kings of Hell. From Dunhuang. Late 9th - early 10th century AD, British Museum
Manjusri Debates Vimalakirti Dunhuang Mogao Caves
Manjusri Bodhisattva debates Vimalakirti. Scene from the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra. Dunhuang, Mogao Caves, China, Tang Dynasty.
Mural in 275th Cave of Mogao Caves - Mogao cave paintings
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Mural Worshipping Bodhisattva, Buddhist painting - Mogao cave painting...
This is cave mural of Worshiping Bodhisattva Public domain photograph of 19th-century American painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Suryaprabha. Detail of banner, Tang dynasty, 8th century, Dunhuang. Br...
Suryaprabha. Detail of banner, Tang dynasty, 8th century, Dunhuang. British Museum. One of the oldest images of Suryaprabha.
Tiger Jātaka, Cave 254, Dunhuang
Tiger Jātaka, Cave 254, Dunhuang Public domain photograph of decorated panel, decor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tsang Monk - Mogao cave paintings
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Varjapani magao caves - Tang Dynasty - Mogao cave paintings
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Vimalakirti Debates Manjusri Dunhuang Mogao Caves
Vimalakirti Bodhisattva debates Manjusri Bodhisattva. Scene from the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra. Dunhuang, Mogao Caves, China, Tang Dynasty.
W 1000 Buddha Caves Cave 7 w wall (Northern Wei)
Cave 7, Western Thousand Buddha Caves, Gansu, China (Northern Wei) Public domain photograph of native people, ethnic group, China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Xuanzang returned from India. Dunhuang mural, Cave 103. High Tang peri...
Xuanzang returned from India. Dunhuang mural, Cave 103. High Tang period (712-765).
Zhang Qian Travels 14th century Japan. Public domain image.
Zhang Qian leaving emperor Han Wudi around 130 BCE, for his expedition to Central Asia. Mural in Cave 323, Mogao Caves, high Tang Dynasty, circa 8th century CE. Rong Xinjiang (2013). Eighteen Lectures on Dunhu... More
Zhangqianwest3, Han Dynasty - Mogao cave paintings
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婚嫁圖a - Tang Dynasty - A painting of a group of people on a wall
中文(香港): 莫高窟第12窟婚嫁圖
9th-century face detail, Anonymous-Bodhisattva Leading the Way (croppe...
Bodhisattva Leading the Way, color on silk, 80.5 x 53.8 cm. The image was discovered at Dun Huang in the "1000 Buddha cave" (cave 17). The bodhisattva is leading a woman to the Pure Land on the golden cloud in... More
Anonymous-Describing the Doctrine Under a Tree
Describing the Doctrine Under a Tree. The image was discovered at Dun Huang. Located at the British Museum Department of Asia. 中文:樹下說法圖 - 發現在敦煌. 大英博物館
莫高窟158窟东壁门南左侧
mid-Tang dynasty Mogao Grotto mural of Tang dynasty architecture
Mogao Cave 220 Tang Dynasty emperor and officials 莫高窟220窟东壁门北 初唐君臣帝王
Mogao Cave number 220 from 642 AD, mural of Tang Dynasty emperor and officials in chaofu (朝服) robes.
Detail, Anonymous-Bodhisattva Leading the Way (cropped)
Bodhisattva Leading the Way, color on silk, 80.5 x 53.8 cm. The image was discovered at Dun Huang in the "1000 Buddha cave" (cave 17). The bodhisattva is leading a woman to the Pure Land on the golden cloud in... More
Dunhuang Mogao cave Cao donor figures
Donor figures from Mogao cave 61, showing wife of ruler Cao Yanlu who was the daughter of the King of Khotan wearing elaborate headdress and necklace made of fine jade. Five Dynasties (Guiyijun period).
Dunhuang Zhang Yichao army
Section of mural depicting victory of general Zhang Yichao who expelled the Tibetans from Dunhuang. Cave 156, Late Tang Dynasty.
Khotanese donor ladies. Dunhuang cave 61b
Français : Dames originaires de Khotan, en donatrices. A leur gauche (hors champ) une dame ouïgour (Référence: National Geographic France. Juin 2010 page 50). Dunhuang, grotte 61 de Yulin, Xe siècle. Cinq dyna... More
Khotanese donor ladies. Dunhuang cave 61
Français : Dames originaires de Khotan, en donatrices. A leur gauche (hors champ) une dame ouïgour (Référence: National Geographic France. Juin 2010 page 50). Dunhuang, grotte 61 de Yulin, Xe siècle. Cinq dyna... More
Portrait of a Khotan King - full
Portrait of Viśa Saṃbhava, a Khotan king, from the Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, the Five Dynasties (907–979), scanned
The Tantric image from Cave 465, Dunhuang. Yuan dynasty. (detail)
Mahamaya from Cave 465, Dunhuang. Yuan dynasty, 14th century. Public domain photograph of erotic art, sexuality, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Yu Tian - A painting on a wall of a man and a woman
Mural of Viśa' Saṃbhava, king of Khotan. 中文(香港): 伊斯蘭敎滅亡于闐國之前的于闐國王李聖天壁畫像。
Baby carriage in Dunhuang mural, Mogao Cave 156
中文:《报父母恩重经变》局部,敦煌莫高窟第156窟。
Bodhisattva Who Leads the Way, Musée Guimet
Bodhisattva Who Leads the Way, from Cave 17 at Mo-kao, Tunhwang (Kansu), 900-950 A.D. Pigments on silk, 138 x 53 cm. Paris, Musée Guimet.
Buddhist donatress Chang, Mo-kao Caves
Buddhist donatress Chang (張氏供養人), painting on silk from Mo-kao Caves. Detail of « Guanyin of the Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes ». Banner mounted on a panel, ink and colour on silk, 123,5 x 84,3 cm. Musée Gu... More
Buddhist donor, early Northern Sung dynasty, 983 AD
Buddhist donatress, detail of "Bodhisattva Kshitigharbha, the six ways of rebirth and the 10 kings". Tunhwang, Mo-kao grotto no. 17. N. Sung pd., 983, the eighth year of the T'ai-p'ing-hsing-kuo era (宋太宗太平興國八年... More
Buddhist donor, early Northern Sung dynasty
Buddhist donatress, detail of "Bodhisattva Kshitigharbha, the six ways of rebirth and the 10 kings". Tunhwang, Mo-kao grotto no. 17. N. Sung pd., 981 (the eighth year of the T'ai-p'ing-hsing-kuo era). Painting... More
Buddhist donors from Cave 98 at Mo-kao
Buddhist donors from Cave 98 at Mo-kao, Five Dynasties to early Northern Sung dynasty.
Buddhist donors, early Northern Sung dynasty
Buddhist donors, detail of "Bodhisattva Kshitigharbha, the six ways of rebirth and the 10 kings". From Mo-kao grotto no. 17. Year 983, the eighth year of the T'ai-p'ing-hsing-kuo era (宋太宗太平興國八年). Painting on s... More
Buddhist donors in T'ang costume, Mo-kao Cave - Tang Dynasty
Buddhist donors in T'ang costume, from Mo-kao Cave.
Detail of Foguang Temple from Mogao Cave 61 2013-12
中文:敦煌莫高窟第61窟五台山图局部之大佛光寺(五代)。Français : Détail de la plus grande carte de la Chine ancienne, commandé par un fonctionnaire de la famille Cao, au service du pouvoir régional, à l'époque Song. Le temple Foguan, d... More
Dunhuang General Zhang Yichao army detail
Detail of mural commemorating victory of General Zhang Yichao over the Tibetans. Dunhuang Mogao cave 156, Late Tang Dynasty.
Dunhuang Mogao Caves Dancer
Dancer in mural from Mogao cave 220. Early Tang Dyansty.
Dunhuang Mogao cave 159
Figures from Mogao cave 158, Middle Tang (also known as Tibetan/Tangut period).
Dunhuang Mara Budda 2 - A painting of a person sitting in a lotus posi...
Русский: Мара испытывает Будду. 10в. деталь. ГимеItaliano: Budda Mara Dunhuang, dipinto del X Sec. d.C.
Dunhuang Mogao mural repainted
Mural from Mogao cave 263, showing underlying painting. Northern Wei Dynasty. Later painting seen on right hand side.
Dunhuang Mara Budda - A painting of a large group of people
Русский: Мара испытывает Будду. 10 в. Дуньхуан Муз Гимэ Public domain photograph of renaissance painting, 15th-16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dunhuang mural flying apsarasa
Dunhuang’s Mogao Cave 285, a flying apsarasa (apsara), Western Wei Dynasty (mid-6th century) 中文:西魏飛天
Dunhuang Uighur king - A painting of a woman holding an umbrella
Uighur king from Turfan attended by servants. Cave 409, Western Xia
Female Figure from Vaishravana Riding Across the Waters
Female figure from the painting "Vaiśravaṇa Riding Across the Waters". Cave 17, Tunhwang, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Located in the British Museum.
Fresco of a Young Girl, Western Wei
Fresco of a young girl from Mo-kao caves, Western Wei period (535–557).
Gautama Buddha 10th-century painting on silk detail, Dunhuang Mara Bud...
Русский: Мара испытывает Будду. 10 в. Дуньхуан Муз Гимэ Public domain image of Chinese people, China history, government, and politics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Male Buddhist Donor, Northern Sung Dynasty
A male Buddhist donor from the painting "1000-armed, 1000-eyed Avalokiteshvara", discovered in Mo-kao grotto no. 17, Tunhwang, 981, the sixth year of the T'ai-p'ing-hsing-kuo era (宋太宗太平興國六年). Located in Musée ... More
Nine-coloured deer - A painting of a goat on a wall
中文:九色鹿壁画局部,敦煌莫高窟257窟。
Northern chou fight - A painting of people and animals on a wall
中文(中国大陆): 敦煌壁画中之北周士兵作战图
Portrait of a Khotan king - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of Viśa Saṃbhava, a Khotan king, from the Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, the Five Dynasties (907–979), scanned
Story of the Five Hundred Robbers (535–557 CE), Mogao Cave 285, Dunhua...
A depiction of the Avadana story of the Five Hundred Robbers showing soldiers wearing medieval Chinese armour, from Mogao Cave 285, Dunhuang, Gansu, China.
T'ang Architecture in the Mo-kao Fresco 2
Fresco of T'ang style architecture in the Buddhist land from Mo-kao Caves.
Vaishravana riding across the waters. 61,8x54,7cm From Dunhuang, Cave1...
Vaishravana_riding_across_the_waters._61,8x54,7cm_From_Dunhuang,_Cave17._Five_Dynasties,_mid-10th_century_AD._British_Museum. Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, n... More
Visa Sambhava, king of Khotan
Visa Sambhava, a Khotan king whom ruled from 912 to 966. From Dunhuang Mogao Caves, Five Dynasties (907 - 979 A.D.) 中文(臺灣): 大朝大寶于闐國大聖大明天子(李聖天)像
Xuan Zang - A drawing of a man holding a sword
Xuan Zang, Dunhuang cave, 9th century.Deutsch: Der chinesische buddhistische Mönch und Pilger de:Xuanzang (Wandmalerei in der Dunhuang Höhle, de:China, 9. Jh.)