Sujet
Celestial Musician, 1300s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Celestial Musician, 1300s. Although a number of Buddhist textiles produced in the Sino-Tibetan style survive, Central Asian embroideries from the same period are exceedingly rare. Here, a goddess standing on a lotus support and playing a bowed lute may be the personification of the sense of hearing. In Buddhism, the five senses were represented as female deities, each a different colour (in this case, blue). The style of the figure, her hair, the form of her crown, the nervously ruffled hem, the scrolling scarves, and the rainbow halo with rays are Central Asian. This figure originally was part of a large hanging.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F75_008
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
8,2Mo (1,7Mo) / 11,9cm x 17,3cm / 1407 x 2048 (300dpi)