ID: 700008881 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008881	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Celestial Maiden (apsara), holding a lotus blossom (sculpture (visual works); unknown Chinese, Western Wei dynasty; mid-6th century; Princeton University, Art Museum (Princeton, Mercer county, ...; y1986-109)

Note: Fragments from the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang: Located in the western Chinese province of Gansu, the city of Dunhuang was an important stop along the Silk Road. On the outskirts of the city are the Mogao Caves, where Buddhist paintings and sculptures cover the walls and ceilings of hundreds of chambers excavated from rock cliffs. Among the works of art are numerous Buddhas, apsaras (celestial maidens), and disciples, including Ananda, a devout attendant of the Buddha.

Titles:

Celestial Maiden (apsara), holding a lotus blossom (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Sculpture Fragment of Apsara (C,U,DE,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

fragment (object portion) [300117130]

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by general context>, object portions (components by general context))

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: mid-6th century

Creator Display:

unknown Chinese, Western Wei dynasty [preferred]

artists unknown Chinese (Chinese cultural designation) [500125222]

Locations:

Other: Discovery: Qianfodong [7029798] Gansu province (province), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Current: Princeton University, Art Museum (Princeton, Mercer county, New Jersey, United States) [500310237] Princeton University, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: y1986-109

Credit Line: Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund

Display Materials: Terracotta with pigment

	terracotta (clay material) [300010669]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

	pigments [300013109]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, colorant (material))

Dimensions: h. 21.3 cm., w. 15.6 cm., d. 8.0 cm. (8 3/8 x 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Western Wei (culture, style, and period) [300018410] (preferred,dynasty)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Northern Dynasties, Wei)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	apsaras [300404692]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in the humanities>, <people in religion and related occupations>, people in religion, spirits (beings)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

............... Works at Mogao

Sources and Contributors:
Celestial Maiden (apsara), holding a lotus blossom	........ [VP]
	........ Princeton University Art Museum [online]. 2000-.
Sculpture Fragment of Apsara	........ [VP]
	........ Princeton University Art Museum [online]. 2000-.

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Princeton University Art Museum [online]. 2000-.