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Visual Resources Teaching Collection
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Image Record ID:
aahi0002124
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Work Title (display):
Fogongsi (Buddha Palace Monastery): Shakyamuni Pagoda
Image Title:
Detail: mid-level showing windows & patterns of brackets
Work Description:
Also known as Yingxian Timber Pagoda, in Yingxian, Shanxi Province. Probably commissioned by Emperor Daozong (r. 1055-1101) of the Liao Dynasty in memory of his father. Construction began in 1056 and was completed in 1093 or 1095. Dedicated to the Buddha Shakyamuni, whose giant statue dominates the bottom floor. Five stories, each with a group of Buddhist icons. Octagonal shape. Oldest and tallest standing wooden pagoda in China.
Work Dates (display):
ca. 1056-1095
Work Dates type:
creation
Image Date (display):
2005-04-08
Work Creator (display):
unknown Liao
Work Creator gender:
unknown
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unknown
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Work Creator notes (display):
Refers to a Northern Chinese dynastic period dating to 907 to 1125; it was founded by the proto-Mongolian Khitan people. It was contemporary to the Five Dynasties and Northern Song dynasty in the south. Based on the Buddhist idea of the five-fold structure of the universe, there were five capitals. The Khitan were a nomadic people that had little artistic tradition of its own. The artwork produced in this period was influenced by Tang forms and techniques. Liao architecture displays Tang influence and an adherence to Buddhism. Extant buildings include the Bai ta (White Pagoda) at Balin in Inner Mongolia, the Mu ta (Timber Pagoda) in Ying xian in Shanxi province, the oldest surviving timber pagoda, and the library for the Bhagavad sūtras (ca. 1038) of Huayan Lower Temple, Datong, also in Shanxi province. The last structure also contains 32 original Liao statues and wooden scripture cabinets in pavilion form. Liao ceramics were likewise influenced by those of the Tang period, although tomb excavations show that Song and other wares were imported as well. Gold and silver objects were also made using Tang and Song metalworking and gilding techniques. The Khitan were defeated by the invading Jin who went on to overthrow the Northern Song. Remnants of the Liao dynasty survived as the Western Liao in an area around the Tian shan range; it was later defeated by Genghis Khan. (AAT)
Work Style Period:
Liao
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Liao
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Work Style Period:
10th century
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10th century
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Work Style Period:
11th century
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11th century
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Work Style Period:
12th century
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12th century
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Work Subject:
Buddhism
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Buddhism
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Work Worktype:
pagodas (buildings)
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pagodas (buildings)
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Work Worktype:
architecture (object genre)
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architecture (object genre)
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Work Category (VRC classification):
architecture
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architecture
Work Category (VRC classification)
false
Work Measurements (display):
67.3 m (H)
Work Location (Geographic) name:
Yingxian, China
Image Rights (display):
© Ronald Wiedenhoeft. Licensed for educational use via Scholars Resource: Saskia, Ltd.
Work Rights (display):
© Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft
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