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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EAA-chi-031. Alexei Alexeev and the east view of the Longmen Shiku (Dragon's Gate Grottoes) Cave Complex with the sculptural image of Vairochana Buddha with attendants: Mahakasyapa and Ananda (principal disciples), bodhisattva, lokapala and dvarapala (celestial guardians). |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
Location: | Monument: |
| Limestone | Sculpture, reliefs (West wall, carved colossal statues, in situ) |
Unknown | Tang Dynasty (Inter-rupted by Second Zhou Dynasty), Emperor Gaozong (r. 649-665/683 AD), Empress Wu Zeitan (r. 665/690-705 AD), 672-676 AD |
Longmen Shiku (Dragon's Gate Grot-toes) Cave Complex, Luoyang, Henan, Central China | Fengxian Si (Ancestor Worshipping Cave) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Chinese Expedition, 29 August - 1 October 2011). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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