EditorialPainted wooden panel showing riders with bowls into which birds dive, from Dandan-oilik, Khotan oasis, Xinjiang province, China, 6th CE.Before the advent of Islam in the 8th century, Khotan was a thriving kingdom along the Southern Silk Route. Dandan-o...
EditorialPanel of a Portable Shrine, 5th?6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Phyllitic brown schist, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Sculpture, Such portable shrines from Gandhara have been found in Khotan, providing a rare glimpse into how style and re...
EditorialCelestial Figure Emerging from a Flower, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (16.5 x 13.3 cm), Sculpture, This female celestial (apsara) from of a complex halo springs from an open l...
EditorialPanel of a Portable Shrine, 5th?6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Phyllitic brown schist, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Sculpture, Such portable shrines from Gandhara have been found in Khotan, providing a rare glimpse into how style and re...
EditorialGoose (Hamsa) with Floral Tail, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (16.5 x 19.1 cm), Sculpture, This panel was the interior base molding of a Buddhist temple. This goose (hamsa) was...
EditorialPanel of a Portable Shrine, 5th?6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Phyllitic brown schist, H. 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm), Sculpture, Such portable shrines from Gandhara have been found in Khotan, providing a rare glimpse into how style and re...
EditorialFragment of a Halo with Buddha Figure, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm), Sculpture, These fragments are from an elaborate halo ...
EditorialCarpet, late 18th?early 19th century, Attributed to present-day China, Kashgar, Cotton (warp and weft) silk (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, H. 174 in. (442 cm), Textiles-Rugs, Carpets woven in the former silk road settlements of Kashgar, Yarkand, ...
EditorialHead of a Bodhisattva, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Red clay with traces of color, 9 x 6 x 5 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm), Sculpture, The delicate modeling of the hair and face provide a sense of the sophisticated...
EditorialFlying Celestial Figure, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 6 1/4 x 4 in. (15.9 x 10.2 cm), Sculpture, These winged celestial beings show remarkable connections to the Western classical tradition. Fr...
EditorialWarrior, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 9 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. (23.5 x 13.7 cm), Paintings, Armored figures are sometimes shown as devotees in the later cave temples at Kizil, at relat...
EditorialSeated Buddha, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Terracotta, 5 x 2 3/4 in. (12.7 x 7 cm), Sculpture, This Buddha image was using a mold. It exemplifies the Khotan taste for Gandharan classical drapery?here, juxtaposed...
EditorialFragment of a Halo with Buddha Figure, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (8.9 x 12.1 cm), Sculpture, These fragments are from an elaborate halo that once adorned a larger-than-life...
EditorialSeated Dipankara Buddha with Flaming Shoulders, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm), Sculpture, In a past birth Shakyamuni met the Buddha Dipa...
EditorialCelestial Figure Emerging from a Flower, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (16.5 x 13.3 cm), Sculpture, This female celestial (apsara) from of a complex halo springs from an open l...
EditorialBorder with Lozenges set within a Pearl Rondel, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 2 3/4 x 7 1/2in. (7 x 19.1cm), Sculpture, This jeweled border was set above a hamsa molding in a Buddhist temple at ...
EditorialRondel with Seated Buddha, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Red clay with traces of color, 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (16.5 x 16.5 cm), Sculpture, These Buddhas with halos and body mandorlas were part of an elaborate halo tha...
EditorialGoose (Hamsa) with Floral Tail, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (16.5 x 19.1 cm), Sculpture, This panel was the interior base molding of a Buddhist temple. This goose (hamsa) was...
EditorialBodhisattva with Radiate Halo and Mandorla, 6th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) or India (Jammu & Kashmir), Phyllitic grey schist, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Sculpture, This bodhisattva, holding a lotus (padma), likely represents Avalokites...
EditorialBuddha with a Halo and Flaming Body Mandorla, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Water-based pigments on wood, 15 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 3/4 in. (39.4 x 23.5 x 1.9 cm), Paintings, The Buddha sits in meditation, his hands in dhy...
EditorialPainted wooden panel showing riders with bowls into which birds dive, from Dandan-oilik, Khotan oasis, Xinjiang province, China, 6th CE.Before the advent of Islam in the 8th century, Khotan was a thriving kingdom along the Southern Silk Route. Dandan-o...