Monk Holding a Lotus, Kizil kingdom, ca. 6th–7th century, China (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region), Pigments on mud plaster, 32 x 14 3/4 in. (81.3 x 37.5 cm), Paintings, This wall painting was part of a composition that embellished the interior of a temple cut into the soft rock of the Kizil cliffs. The monk, shown in the pious act of offering a flower, was probably placed near a Parinirvana (death of the Buddha) image
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Monk Holding, Lotus, Kizil kingdom, ca, 6th–7th century, China, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Pigments, mud plaster, 32 x 14 3/4, 81.3 37.5 cm, Paintings, wall, painting, part, composition, embellished, interior, temple cut, soft rock, cliffs, monk, shown, pious act, offering, flower, placed, Parinirvana, death, Buddha, image
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