COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
182137
imageid
182137
Accession Number
false
Order Title:
Archivision Addition Module SIX--6,074 images
orderdescription
Archivision Addition Module SIX--6,074 images
Order Title
false
Type of View:
generalView
imagetitletype
generalView
Type of View
false
View Title:
Entryway carved with heavenly musicians with detailed musical instruments
imagetitle
Entryway carved with heavenly musicians with detailed musical instruments
View Title
false
Date of View:
6/8/2009
imagedate
6/8/2009
Date of View
false
Image description:
Cave 12 is known as the musical cave. The entryway is carved with rows of musicians with instruments. Such instruments as the konghou, pipa and waist-drums were introduced from Central Asia while panpipes and zithers originated from China. The cave is an invaluable resource for researchers on ancient China's music and dance.
imagedescription
Cave 12 is known as the musical cave. The entryway is carved with rows of musicians with instruments. Such instruments as the konghou, pipa and waist-drums were introduced from Central Asia while panpipes and zithers originated from China. The cave is an invaluable resource for researchers on ancient China's music and dance.
Image description
false
Image Rights:
¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
imagerights
¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image Rights
false
Source Institution:
Archivision, Inc.
sourceinstitution
Archivision, Inc.
Source Institution
false
Collection:
Addition Module SIX
collection
Addition Module SIX
Collection
false
Culture:
Chinese
culture
Chinese
Culture
false
Subject:
Silk Road
subject
Silk Road
Subject
false
Subject:
Buddhism and art--China
subject
Buddhism and art--China
Subject
false
Work Types:
Architecture; religious structures; shrines (structures)
worktypes
Architecture; religious structures; shrines (structures)
Work Types
false
Work Types:
Art; sculpture (visual works); reliefs (sculptures)
worktypes
Art; sculpture (visual works); reliefs (sculptures)
Work Types
false
Work Types:
Art; sculpture (visual works)
worktypes
Art; sculpture (visual works)
Work Types
false
Preferred Title:
Yungang Grottoes: Cave 12
worktitle
Yungang Grottoes: Cave 12
Preferred Title
false
Agent Display:
Unknown (Chinese)
workagentdisplay
Unknown (Chinese)
Agent Display
false
Date:
ca. 460-475 (creation)
workdatedisplay
ca. 460-475 (creation)
Date
false
Materials:
sandstone; polychrome (mineral pigment paint)
workmaterialdisplay
sandstone; polychrome (mineral pigment paint)
Materials
false
Technique:
painting and painting techniques
worktechniquedisplay
painting and painting techniques
Technique
false
Alternate Title:
¿¿¿¿
titletext
¿¿¿¿
Alternate Title
false
Locations:
Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi, China
locations
Yungang Grottoes, Datong, Shanxi, China
Locations
false
Location Type:
(site)
locationtype
(site)
Location Type
false
Style/Period:
Chinese
styleperiod
Chinese
Style/Period
false
Style/Period:
Northern Wei
styleperiod
Northern Wei
Style/Period
false
Classification:
Sculpture
classificationterm
Sculpture
Classification
false