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2. Reconstruction of Northern Dynasties Buildings Based on Relief Sculpture and Murals in Cave-Temples at Maijishan
Fu Xinian, Nancy S. Steinhardt (Editor), Alexandra Harrer (Translator)
Description: Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays
Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays
The Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu province, are famous among Buddhist cave-temples in China. According to a rock-cut inscription dated to 1057, construction began in the Western Qin period (385–400; 409–431). Despite weathering, 195 caves and nearly 200 niches survive. No cave can be proved to date to Western Qin, but a large number of...
Author
Fu Xinian, Nancy S. Steinhardt (Editor), Alexandra Harrer (Translator)
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Copyright©2017 by Princeton University Press
Related print edition pages: pp.31-78
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.003582
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-23699
Chapter subject tags:Architecture--China--HistoryChina--History--Northern dynasties, 386-581Maiji Mountain Caves (China)Relief (Sculpture), ChineseMural painting and decoration, Chinese

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2. Reconstruction of Northern Dynasties Buildings Based on Relief Sculpture and Murals in Cave-Temples at Maijishan