S-004 · STATUARY

Pedestal atlante · figure 03

Individual inventory position · identity and orientation pending

Period
Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairs
Storey
First storey
Location
First storey · catalogued altar position
Verification
部分核实

Abstract

One of eight supporting atlantes modelled on the pedestal of the principal Buddha.

Research note

The record preserves an individual inventory position. Exact orientation, mudra, attributes, dimensions, fabric, repainting and repair phases require a formal statuary survey.

Sources

  1. 建筑史学刊|应县木塔塑像研究
  2. 中国青年网|一塔一壁画,一层一世界
  3. Wikimedia Commons|The Statuary Inside the Wooden Tower of Ying