Message from aschleicher

[Anonymous]

A tour of a special exhibition of Buddhist art that was found along the Silk Road in the area of Dunhuang. The exhibit will only be at the Getty until September, so it was an excellent opportunity to view artifacts and art found in caves that date back to the 5th century. The artifacts stored by travelers along the Silk Road were predominately Buddhist with rugs, paintings, scrolls, and written text. The texts found were in multiple languages, and are a treasure to view. We also viewed replica caves that were designed to the exact specifications and wall art. The tour group also saw a virtual experience of one of the caves through 3-D imagery. This style of art would be interesting analysis piece to bring into the classroom as part of a Buddhism study unit.