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Tianlongshan Caves

The Buddhist cave temples in Tianlongshan (“Heavenly Dragon Mountain”) were created during the Eastern Wei (534-550 C.E.), Northern Qi (550-577 C.E.), and Sui (581-618 C.E.) dynasty. Many of the sculptures from the caves are now in museums around the world. The Tianlongshan Caves collection focuses on the caves and their dispersed Buddhist sculptures.
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Flying Divinity, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 飞天 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The fluttering scarves and clouds surrounding the figure give it a sense of flight and movement.

Flying Divinity, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 飞天 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The flying divinity or apsaras is one of four such figures carved in relief around a a large central lotus blossom on the ceiling of Cave 2.

Flying Divinity, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 飞天 , 3D 模型
  • Period: unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The rather high relief carving of a heavenly musician playing a lute is not known to be from any existing Tianlongshan cave.

Flying Divinity, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 飞天 , 3D 模型
  • Period: unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The divinity is carved in unusually high relief and is not known to be from any existing Tianlongshan cave.

Flying Divinity, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 飞天 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The flying divinity or apsaras holds an alms bowl over its head.

Flying Divinity
  • Title Translation: 飞天
  • Period: unknown, unknown
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The divinity is carved in unusually high relief and is not known to be from any existing Tianlongshan cave.

Flying Divinity
  • Title Translation: 飞天
  • Period: Northern Qi, 550-577 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: This heavenly musician from Cave16 plays the sheng, a wind instrument consisting of a cluster of bamboo pipes joined at the bottom.

Flying Divinity, 3D model
  • Title Translation: 飞天 , 3D 模型
  • Period: Eastern Wei, 534-550 C.E.
  • Project: Tianlongshan Caves
  • Work Description: The flying divinity hovering above clouds is one of four such figures carved in relief on the ceiling of Cave 3.