1. Xiaogang Ouyang Jue Wang Muyun Zhang Man Ye Jiawei Jin Tianxin Yang
Dunhuang Art
Xiaogang Ouyang Jue Wang
Muyun Zhang Man Ye
Jiawei Jin Tianxin Yang

2. Four famous ancient Buddhist sculptural sites of China
Mogao Caves
Maijishan Grottoes
Longmen Grottoes
Yungang Grottoes

3. The Dunhuang Caves or  Mogao Caves, also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China.
Caves
Murals 𝑚 2
Sculptures 2400

4. History Discovery Revival Former Qin 366-LeZun built the first cave
Northern Liang-Gradually grew
Northern Wei, Northern Zhou-Constructed
Sui Dynasty-Flourished
Tang Dynasty-Reached over a thousand
After the Tang Dynasty-Gradual decline
Yuan Dynasty-Ceased entirely
Discovery
1900-Wang Yuanlu discovered
Revival
1944-Dunhuang Art Institute
1984-Dunhuang Research Academy

5. Dunhuang Art Art of Architecture Art of Sculptures Art of Murals
Features of Mogao Grottoes art is mainly manifested as to a cave for site, to the sculptures as the main body, with murals as the rendering. The combination of the three forms an independent and complete art unit.
Art of Architecture
Art of Sculptures
Art of Murals

6. Dunhuang Art Art of Architecture Art of Sculptures Art of Murals
Features of Mogao Grottoes art is mainly manifested as to a cave for site, to the sculptures as the main body, with murals as the rendering. The combination of the three forms an independent and complete art unit.
Art of Architecture
Art of Sculptures
Art of Murals

7. Meditation Grotto
Cave 285, Western Wei

8. Central pillar Grotto
Cave 254, Northern Wei

9. Central column Grotto
Cave 303, Sui Dynasty

10. Palace Grotto
Cave 217, High Tang Dynasty

11. Buddhist altar Grotto
Cave 61, Five Dynasties

12. Buddha Grotto
Cave 96, Early Tang Dynasty

13. Nirvana Grotto
Cave 148, High Tang Dynasty

14. Dunhuang Art Art of Architecture Art of Sculptures Art of Murals
Features of Mogao Grottoes art is mainly manifested as to a cave for site, to the sculptures as the main body, with murals as the rendering. The combination of the three forms an independent and complete art unit.
Art of Architecture
Art of Sculptures
Art of Murals

15. Northern Dynasties: Western Regions style
Cave 259, Meditation Buddha, Northern Wei
“Oriental Mona Lisa Smile”

16. Sui Dynasty:
Central Plains style
Cave 419, Ananda, Sui Dynasty

17. Tang Dynasty: more brilliant
Cave 205, Bodhisattva, Early Tang Dynasty
“Venus of Mogao Grottoes”

18. Tang Dynasty: group sculptures
Cave 45, High Tang Dynasty

19. Dunhuang Art Art of Architecture Art of Sculptures Art of Murals
Features of Mogao Grottoes art is mainly manifested as to a cave for site, to the sculptures as the main body, with murals as the rendering. The combination of the three forms an independent and complete art unit.
Art of Architecture
Art of Sculptures
Art of Murals

20. Story Painting
Cave 257, The nine color deer Jataka, Northern Wei

21. Chinese Mythology Painting
Cave 249, Western Queen, Northern Wei

22. Sutra Painting
Cave 445, Tonsure Paintings, High Tang dynasty

23. Buddhist Relics Painting
Cave 323, Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, Early Tang Dynasty

24. Portraiture
Cave 220, Donors Portrait, Early Tang Dynasty

25. Landscape Painting
Cave 217, Landscape Panting, High Tang Dynasty

26. Flying Apsaras
Cave 320, Flying Apsaras, High Tang Dynasty

27. Thank You !