Ch. 7 - Period of Division, 6 Dynasties, Sixteen Kingdoms, Sui, and Tang

Sakyamuni Buddha (Earliest known dated Buddhist statue in China)

• Zhao dynasty (319-351); dated 338

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Head,

• Northern Wei dynasty (386-534)

Colossal Shakyamuni and smaller Buddha

• Northern Wei dynasty; 460-465

Shakyamuni seated on the lion throne

• Northern Wei dynasty, dated to 477

Bodhisattva with tiara featuring Amitabha

• Northern Qi dynasty (550-577)

Western Pure Land

Northern Qi dynasty, c. 550–577.

Colossal Vairochana and Attendants

• Tang dynasty, 660–676

A bodhisattva and Ananda,

• Fengxian Temple Longmen Luoyang Henan; Tang completed ca 675.

Mahasattva Jataka (Previous Life of the Buddha as Prince Mahasattva)

• Northern Zhou Dynasty, c. 557–581.

Mural detail from Cave 112 showing celestial musicians playing instruments (“Reverse Pipa Playing”),

• Tang dynasty, Courtesy of the Dunhuang Academy

Flying apsaras, Cave 285, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, Western Wei dynasty (535-557), mid-6th century

Set of Sancai tomb figures (two earth spirits, two Buddhist guardian figures,
two civil officials [only 1 here], two horses, twocamels, three grooms)

• Tang dynasty, 728

Lidded storage jar with “three-color” glazes

• Tang dynasty (618-907)