NYC's China Institute Presents Exhibition, "Buddhist Art at the Gateway of the Silk Road"

CHINA DAILY | USA 

Detail: Celestial Music, mural from Mogao Cave 288 Western Wei dynasty
(535-557), 52 x 522 cm Image courtesy of Dunhuang Academy

NEW YORK---Dunhuang, the western gateway to China, is one of the world's most esteemed art shrines and cultural heritage sites. "Dunhuang: Buddhist Art at the Gateway of the Silk Road" will address art and ritual practices of the Northern dynasties (386-581) and the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The exhibition will feature excavated art works, high relief clay figures, wooden sculptures, silk banners and molded bricks. A group of treasured Buddhist sutras from the famous Cangjingdong (The Library Cave) will illustrate the story behind Dunhuang's historic discovery. [link]

China Institute Gallery and Dunhuang Academy:  "Dunhuang: Buddhist Art at the Gateway of the Silk Road" (Ends Oct. 19). China Institute, 125 East 65th Street, New York, chinainstitute.org