Fragment of a Wall Painting
4th-5th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
Western China and Central Asia were home to many Buddhist institutions, some of which were housed in human-made caves. Murals originally covered every surface of these cave temples, depicting Buddhist legends and hundreds of images of Buddhas. This fragment was removed from a cave at Kumtura, near the border with present-day Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in western China.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Mineral pigments on clay
- Locations
- Place made: Kumtura Caves, Xinjiang Provence, China
- Dimensions
- 17 1/8 x 17 3/8 in. (43.5 x 44.1 cm)
- Inscribed
- Carved in plaster back: IV. Reise (K77) Kontura gr. Ang. II Höhle in D. Ecke an D. gr. Schlucht Inscription written faintly in blue on plaster back: Herr S. Culin zur ______ Erinnerung an der Besuch in Berlin 14/8/23 AvLeCoq
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 35.1963
- Credit Line
- Brooklyn Museum Collection
- Exhibitions
- Arts of Buddhism
- Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions
- Museum Location
- Asian Galleries, Southwest, 2nd floor
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