S-013 · STATUARY

Five-clawed dragon on the pedestal · figure 04

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 five-clawed dragons 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