What pigment is used to draw Dunhuang caissons?

Inorganic pigments are mainly used, such as cinnabar, red lead, realgar, lapis lazuli, ultramarine, mica, gold foil and gold powder. In fact, there are also these inorganic pigments on the market at present, but they are relatively high-grade and used for temple painting. You can find more complete pigments by looking for pigment net.

Caisson is a kind of superimposed cave roof decoration, which is named because it is similar to the roof structure of ancient buildings in China. Dunhuang caisson simplifies the structure of the traditional ancient laminated wooden caisson in China, with the center protruding upward and inclined on all sides, becoming an inverted bucket with a big bottom and a small top.

The theme works are in the central square well, and the surrounding patterns are spread out layer by layer. Because the caisson is located at the top of the center of the grottoes, the top of the grottoes has a lofty and profound feeling.

Extended data:

On the larger circumference outside the dragon circle, 24 yellow pear-shaped lamp holders are carved. A red flying belt leads from the bottom of the lamp holder, looking at a circular top cover with yellow background, green leaves and safflower. These twenty-four rays fly around.

There are 96 lotus lanterns and 120 Mazu statues around these circles. These lampholders and statues narrow the craftsman's deliberate arrangement from the outer ring to the inner ring.

The main thing is to make it feel as deep as the flying belt. Twenty-four ancient lions are carved at the starting point of the Twenty-four Flying Belt. Every two lions stand a statue of Mazu. Give the ancient lion a sense of capture.

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