dunhuang-art(敦煌艺术).ppt

Dunhuang Art
Xiaogang Ouyang Jue Wang
Muyun Zhang Man Ye
Jiawei Jin Tianxin Yang
Mogao Caves
Maijishan Grottoes
Longmen Grottoes
Yungang Grottoes
Four famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China
The Dunhuang Caves or  Mogao Caves, also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China.
History
Former Qin 366-LeZun built the first cave
Northern Liang-Gradually grew
Northern Wei, Northern Zhou-Constructed
Sui Dynasty-Flourished
Tang Dynasty-Reached over a thousand
After the Tang Dynasty-Gradual decline
Yuan Dynasty-Ceased entirely
Discovery
1900-Wang Yuanlu discovered
Revival
1944-Dunhuang Art Institute
1984-Dunhuang Research Academy
Dunhuang Art
Features of Mogao Grottoes art is mainly manifested as to a cave for site, to the sculptures as the main body, with murals as the rendering. bination of the three forms an independent plete art unit.
Art of Architecture
Art of Sculptures
Art of Murals
Meditation Grotto
Cave 285, Western Wei
Central pillar Grotto
Cave 254, Northern Wei
Central column Grotto
Cave 303, Sui Dynasty
Palace Grotto
Cave 217, High Tang Dynasty