Geometrical patterns of Dunhuang ornamentation include

The geometric patterns of Dunhuang decorative patterns include lotus pattern, gold and silver pattern, geometric pattern, moire pattern, auspicious bird and beast pattern and so on.

In Buddhist art, it has a specific meaning. Lotus is pure and fragrant, which is a symbol of pure land of Buddhism and the most sacred and solemn pattern in Buddhist art. Dunhuang patterns mainly include lotus pattern, gold and silver pattern, geometric pattern, moire pattern, auspicious bird and beast pattern and so on. Lotus pattern is a traditional pattern in China, which was used to decorate weeping objects during the Warring States Period and to decorate buildings in the Han Dynasty.

Gold and silver patterns are common decorative patterns in caves of the Northern Dynasties in various parts of China. They were used in wooden structures and fabric embroidery in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is very rich in Dunhuang grottoes, including single leaf wavy, branched, four-leaf side lock and so on.

Geometric texture

It has been widely used in painted pottery in China, and colored thread brocade has been woven on fabrics in Han Dynasty. In the art of grottoes, the inner grottoes have never been seen, and it is rare in Xinjiang grottoes.

Dunhuang grottoes are extremely rich, with checkered patterns, diagonal checkered patterns and rhombic patterns. Moire is a traditional pattern in China, and lacquerware in the Warring States period and brocade in the Han Dynasty are skillfully used. Among the northern dynasties grottoes, only Dunhuang grottoes exist.

Lucky birds and lucky animals are tattooed with dragons, elephants, tigers, monkeys, peacocks and long-tailed birds. In addition, there are flame patterns, scale patterns, sporadic flower patterns and so on.