Buddhist Art of the Silk Road Caves
Located at China’s western frontier, the ancient city of Dunhuang lays at the convergence of the northern and southern routes of the Silk Road—at a crossroads of the civilizations of East Asia, Central Asia, and the Western world. From the late fourth century and until the decline of the Silk Road in the fourteenth century, Dunhuang was a bustling desert oasis—a center of trade and pilgrimage, and a gateway for new forms of art, culture, and religions.
This exhibition brings us the wonders of Dunhuang’s caves seen through the eyes of James and Lucy Lo featuring a comprehensive selection of their photographs, manuscripts, and artist renditions. Read more.
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Celestial musician with flute (1958-63), Western Wei Dynasty. Image Courtesy of James C. Lo Workshop
Parinirvana, Mogao Cave 158 (781-848), Middle Tang Dynasty. Image Courtesy of the Lo Archive
Kasyapa (1958-63), present, copy after wall painting, High Tang Dynasty, 704-781. Image Courtesy of James C. Lo Workshop
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