Art 173                                                                                    Oct. 23, 2009
Some More Chinese Buddhist Art
And The Forbidden City

Periods:
            Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE)
            Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

Tang Dynasty Buddhist Sites:
            Dunhuang Cave 45 (8th c.): Guanyin, Lotus Sutra, Visualizations
            Longmen Caves (near Loyang in Central China), 7th c.
                        Cosmic Buddha (Vairocana)
            Famen Temple Pagoda (870s)

Qing Dynasty Forbidden City
Zi jin cheng (Pole-Star Walls)
Wu men (Meridian or “Noon” Gate)
Taihe dian (Hall of Supreme Harmony
            Yang – male, bright, above, front, odd, and positive
            Yin – female, dark, below, back, even and negative