THE DUNHUANG

MUSIC AND DANCING PAINTINGS

This

series of large and medium-sized oil paintings by Zhiwei Tu, only a few

of which are reproduced here, was

inspired

by the ancient Dunhuang cave murals,

first thoroughly discovered

by

archeologists only a few decades ago, when artist Tu was a graduate

student. The Buddhist cave paintings are more

than 2,000 years old and depict a

lively

culture of music, dancing, love, and enjoyment of life. Read more about the Dunhuang cave murals here.