Warriors, Kings, and Donors: The Integration of Tomb Art Elements in the Buddhist Imagery at Xiangtangshan Cave-temples

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10.2991/assehr.k.211120.003How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Northern Qi; Buddhism; Cave-temples; Tomb art

Abstract

During the 6th century CE, the construction of Buddhist cave-temples has been flourished in China despite the rapid regime change that took place in both the north and the south. The Northern Xiangtangshan cave temples as royal grottoes of the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577), is a locus preserving an important specimen for the study of the artistic style and social culture of the time. During this socially turbulent period of the Northern Qi, the active interaction between different art forms results in fascinating outcomes. Art remains survived in tombs and Buddhist sculptural works, intriguingly sharing common features in various aspects, making a comparative study necessary to better understand Northern Qi art. In this study, the Northern Xiangtangshan cave temple is selected for comparison with tombs from the same period of the Northern Qi, shedding light on our exploration of the interaction between Buddhist and tomb art.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Liwen Xing
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/29
TI  - Warriors, Kings, and Donors: The Integration of Tomb Art Elements in the Buddhist Imagery at Xiangtangshan Cave-temples
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 3rd International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 13
EP  - 24
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211120.003
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211120.003
ID  - Xing2021
ER  -