Crossing the Ocean of saṃsāra
Berlin, Museum für Asiatische Kunst, no. III 9023
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19350072 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monika Zin (0000-0002-3539-5773, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 183-217 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Rocznik Orientalistyczny/Yearbook of Oriental Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0080-3545 |
| Publisher | Polish Academy of Sciences Chancellery (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.24425/ro.2019.132998 |
| OpenAlex | W4388422080 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The aim of this paper is to explain the meaning of two mural fragments housed in the Central Asian Collection of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. The two mural fragments under discussion, nos. III 9023a and III 9023b–c (Pl. 1, Fig. 1), were brought to Berlin by the 4th Turfan Expedition in the year 1914 from the Buddhist cave monasteries in Kizil in the area of Kucha on the Northern Silk Road, today’s Province Xinjiang, an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. The murals show peculiar waterscape with persons trying to cross it; they can be compare with similar representations from the area of Kucha
Art · Humanities · Chinese history and philosophy · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Japanese History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |