The Silk Road Spread of Buddhist Cave Sculpture from South Asia to China
This concept traces the diffusion of Buddhist rock-cut cave sculpture as an artistic tradition from its founding region in South Asia, through Central Asia, and along the Silk Road into China, illustrating how the transmission of a religion carries with it associated artistic forms and materials. It belongs to Buddhist art history and relates to the parent discipline by treating trade/pilgrimage routes as conduits for artistic transmission, with local traditions initially adopting an established visual language before developing distinct regional variations.
The Silk Road Spread of Buddhist Cave Sculpture from South Asia to China
This concept traces the diffusion of Buddhist rock-cut cave sculpture as an artistic tradition from its founding region in South Asia, through Central Asia, and along the Silk Road into China, illust…