{"id":21405,"date":"2026-11-14T09:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T09:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/?p=21405"},"modified":"2026-11-14T09:24:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T09:24:30","slug":"maijishan-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/es\/maijishan-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"Maijishan Sculpture: History, Images and Religious Context"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"tcjdi-quick-answer\"><h2>Quick Answer: What Is Maijishan Sculpture?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Maijishan Grottoes (\u9ea6\u79ef\u5c71\u77f3\u7a9f, M\u00e0ij\u012bsh\u0101n Sh\u00edk\u016b) near Tianshui, Gansu, contain Buddhist figures in chambers cut into a cliff. The site is especially known for modeled clay (\u6ce5\u5851, n\u00eds\u00f9), often with color surviving on the surface.<sup>[2][4][6]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cave 44:<\/strong> A Western Wei group has a seated Buddha and two bodhisattvas.<sup>[3][4]<\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Cave 133:<\/strong> A stone tablet records Buddhist stories in relief.<sup>[5]<\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Cave 59:<\/strong> A recovered Song inscription describes repairs to figures.<sup>[6]<\/sup> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">A cave, a figure and its surface can preserve evidence from different periods.<\/p><\/section>\n<figure class=\"tcjdi-infographic\" style=\"width:500px;max-width:100%;margin:24px auto;text-align:center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Maijishan-cave-sculpture-materials-and-evidence-of-later-repairs.webp\" alt=\"Maijishan cave sculpture materials and evidence of later repairs\" title=\"Maijishan cave sculpture materials and evidence of later repairs\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2560\" style=\"width:500px;max-width:100%;height:auto;margin:0 auto\" \/><figcaption>Maijishan cave sculpture materials and evidence of later repairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">At the Maijishan Grottoes (\u9ea6\u79ef\u5c71\u77f3\u7a9f, M\u00e0ij\u012bsh\u0101n Sh\u00edk\u016b), the rock creates the room. Clay and pigment can form a separate sculpted surface inside the chamber. Reading the relationship between a sculpture and its chamber makes the works easier to compare.<\/p>\n<h2>How the Cliff and Clay Work Together<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The cliff is largely conglomerate. For many works in modeled clay (\u6ce5\u5851, n\u00eds\u00f9), the surrounding rock provides the setting while the clay shapes faces, robes and hands. The distinction matters across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/chinese-cave-temple-art\/\">Chinese cave temple art<\/a>. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/longmen-buddhist-sculpture\/\">Longmen<\/a>, sculptors often carved figures directly into limestone. Maijishan is also part of the listed Chang\u2019an\u2013Tianshan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/silk-road-history\/\">Silk Roads<\/a> property.<sup>[1][2]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>Cave 44 and Cave 133: Two Materials<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Cave 44 holds a Western Wei clay group with the Buddha between two bodhisattvas. Modeled cheeks give the faces volume, while layered folds give the robes weight. The seated figure is sometimes singled out for its gentle expression.<sup>[3][4]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A stone tablet from Cave 133 offers another way to represent Buddhist subjects. It places multiple stories in shallow relief, including two Buddhas seated together, a scene also associated with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/lotus-sutra-in-china\/\">Lotus Sutra<\/a>. Look at how the scenes are divided across the stone before interpreting the image as one event.<sup>[5]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>What the Cave 59 Inscription Records<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">When part of Cave 59 collapsed in 1995, conservators recovered fragments of a written inscription. They pieced together enough text to recover a record of Song-period repairs to the statues. The inscription identifies a time when earlier figures were worked on again. The record gives later maintenance a date of its own.<sup>[6]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<h2>FAQs About Maijishan Sculpture<\/h2>\n<h3>Are all Maijishan sculptures made of clay?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Many prominent figures are modeled in clay. Other materials are also present, including carved stone.<\/p>\n<h3>What period is the Cave 44 clay group from?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The seated Buddha and accompanying bodhisattvas are associated with the Western Wei period.<\/p>\n<h3>Why might a figure be older than a nearby inscription?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">A text may describe a later repair or dedication. In Cave 59 the inscription records work on existing figures.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">[1] UNESCO World Heritage Centre. <a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/list\/1442\/maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silk Roads: Routes Network of Chang\u2019an\u2013Tianshan Corridor, maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[2] Getty Conservation Institute. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getty.edu\/conservation\/publications_resources\/pdf_publications\/pdf\/silkroad4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yi Wuzhi and Lang Xiangui, Techniques for Reinforcement of the Maijishan Grottoes<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[3] National Ethnic Affairs Commission. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neac.gov.cn\/seac\/c103391\/202302\/1160985.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History and Art of the Maijishan Grottoes, Part Two<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[4] Gansu Dunhuang Cultural Expo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gswbj.gov.cn\/a\/2024\/07\/03\/21033.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Enduring Smile at Maijishan<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[5] Central Academy of Fine Arts, exhibition teaching resource. <a href=\"https:\/\/mooc1.chaoxing.com\/mooc-ans\/ztnodedetailcontroller\/visitnodedetail?_fromV2_=&amp;_from_=&amp;courseId=214270353&amp;knowledgeId=343765234&amp;rtag=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maijishan Grottoes objects<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[6] Gansu Dunhuang Cultural Expo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gswbj.gov.cn\/a\/2025\/08\/25\/25690.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Conservation and Transmission at China\u2019s Four Major Grotto Sites<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Maijishan sculpture near Tianshui through modeled clay, the Western Wei figures in Cave 44, stone carving and a Song repair 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