#Dunhuang

[rongzhi]

Women wearing Tang Dynasty hanfu modeled after the depictions of patrons in the mural art of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang (敦煌莫高窟).

They are posing in front of the Longmen Grottos (龙门石窟) in Luoyang, Henan.

[patisson05]

"бро сбежал из аниме"

уметь бы рисовать так же хорошо, как и срисовывать :<

[ruibaozha]

I’ve been stricken with numerous personal life circumstances that have made it difficult to produce solid research pieces as well as answer questions, but I still want to share information.

This type of dance is called Dunhuang and mixes traditional ethnic dancing styles with modern art. The style of the dance itself is influenced heavily by Buddhism. Specific body movements are inspired by fresco paintings found inside the caves of the west China province of Gansu. The dance style owes it’s name to the musical scores found within the city of Dunhuang.

Dunhuang itself used to be a massive center for Buddhist teaching and practices between 500AD-1000AD, being home to several monasteries during that time period. Pilgrims from China, India and Tibet would congregate here leaving behind massive amounts of Buddhist written text and art that would form the strongest body of primary works regarding Buddhist communities in China.

This group here is performing The Thousand Handed Guanyin, and actually happen to be hearing impaired! It’s actually quite mesmerizing to watch.

[breadolloban]

OC art.

Character: Ban Yuwen (班雨雯)

he is my silly son hehe. The art style is inspired by the Dunhuang cave art.

[cnladies]

WANG CHURAN 王楚然 | Mid-Autumn Festival 2024

Wang Churan: more photos here Mid-Autumn Festival: more photos here

[tchai-castor]

My version of a deity (I think) of the Dunhaung Mogao cave murals. I'm still working on the background.

[renegade-hierophant]

The frontispiece to the world’s earliest dated printed book, the Chinese translation of the Buddhist text the Diamond Sutra. This consists of a scroll, over 4.8 meters long, made up of a long series of printed pages. Printed in China in 868 CE, it was found in the Dunhuang Caves in 1907, in the North Western province of Gansu.

[whatevergreen]

"I'd rather be a dog’s or a pig’s wife than yours!" In this 4th-c. letter, a Sogdian woman writes to the husband who abandoned her in Dunhuang. Alas, it was found in a lost postbag and never reached its recipient!"

International Dunhuang Programme:

https://x.com/idp_uk/status/1275715285606182914

[jttwaudiodrama]

Tracing the origin of the monk, the monkey and a horse

To give you an idea of how multi-sourced the story of Journey to the West is, this is a Dun Huang cave painting from the Western Xia Regime (A.D.1038-1227) featuring one of the earliest depictions of Xuan Zang heading west accompanied by a monkey-esque creature and a horse.

Check the link below to see the painting in the actual cave:

It is on the upper left edge of the wall that is left to the entrance of the cave.

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[cherrycoloredphoenix]

Some outfits and doodling for a character from a friend’s OCT! thinking a lot about how a sea-dwelling culture would dance underwater

Many thanks to @lunainvidia for the good idea food and original characters :D

Costume on the left inspired by dunhuang art and outfits, poses and costume on the right directly referenced from the 2024 CCTV Spring Festival Gala's fish dance

[theimpalatales]

I went to The British Museum's Silk Roads exhibition last month and learned about the Library Cave 👀🧐

[aquarion135]

SPPPIIIINNNNIIINNNGGG Nikki

[fouryearsofshades]

shanqun by 青泠谷 原创汉服店

[unpopradicalism]

Appeal to Rāhu (罗睺 - luó hóu), the Demon of eclipses - 10th century, Dunhuang, China.

[fashionhanfu]

Chinese Hanfu Dance Dunhuang Style Feitian Dress

Dunhuang style Hani Exotic Costume;

Pair with armbands and waist chains;

High quality fabric feels comfortable against the skin.

[tchai-castor]

Uyghur couple, based on a painting in the Dunhuang caves