Donor Portraits 供养人像

Mural Location: Mogao Cave 285, North Wall (top seven sections) 

Mural Topic: Cave donors

Mural Content: Above the meditating niches on the north wall of Mogao 285 are seven sections of paintings of preaching Buddhas and Bodhisattvas with donors painted underneath them. The accompanying inscriptions clearly indicated the construction period of the cave (538-539 A.D.). These donor images are classic representations of its kind around the time period. The female dresses and costumes demonstrate the fashion around the Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasties, with layered skirts and flowy ribbons that are like willows flying when walking. The male donors were dressed like  Xianbei nomadic groups around the time, illustrating the mix of cultures in Dunhuang. To read more about Dunhuang Donors, please read Dunhuang Cave Donors .

壁画方位：北壁上段通壁七铺

壁画主题：供养人

壁画内容：北壁禅窟上通壁画七铺说法佛菩萨，下方均有供养人画像。附属发愿文标年表明建洞时期为公元538-539左右。这些供养人画像是这一时代供养人画像的代表，也是研究当时服饰的珍贵史料。魏晋南北朝贵族妇女流行的袿衣，层层相叠，缀以飘带，走起路来如燕飞舞。画中男供养人具有鲜卑民族特色，彰显当时敦煌地区不同文化的融合。点击阅读更多有关敦煌供养人。