Stone Bodhisattva at Datong
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
A stone bodhisattva at Datong — one of the carved figures from the Yungang Grottoes cave temple complex in northern China — is rendered in Hiratsuka's direct woodblock style. The Yungang carvings, executed under the Northern Wei dynasty in the 5th and 6th centuries, represent some of the earliest Buddhist monumental sculpture in China. Hiratsuka's undated print focuses on a single figure, treating the carved stone with the same formal attention as a cast bronze.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Stone Bodhisattva at Datong was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一).
Stone Bodhisattva at Datong depicts temples & shrines and religious.