S-040 · STATUARY

Fifth-storey Great Bodhisattva · figure 08

One of the eight bodhisattvas surrounding the principal Buddha

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

Abstract

One of eight great bodhisattvas surrounding Vairocana on the fifth storey.

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
  4. 《天地圆方 塔像合一》PDF原文|五层八菩萨残损与后补说明(期刊第85页)