The art and architecture of India - Buddhist, Hindu, Jain (Art Ebook)

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129. Buddhist relief from Tumshuq.
Pans, Musee Guimet
and the learning of its monastic establishments.
Some idea of the material and spiritual wealth
of the Kucha visited by Hsiian-tsang can be
gained from the magnificent wall-paintings at
the site of Kizil discovered by von Le Coq. 5
series of sanctuaries and assemblv halls hollowed
out of the loess cliffs. The later designation
of Ming Oi, meaning 'thousand caves', testifies
to the vast number of cave temples honeycombing
the mountain-side. Outside scattered pieces
of stucco sculpture, the most interesting re-
Like Bamiyan, the site of Kizil comprised a vast
mains at
Kizil consisted of the acres of wallpaintings
covering the interior of its countless