Color characteristics of lotus flying caisson

Lotus flying algae wells cover bucket roofs, and lotus flying patios. The center is painted with lotus flowers, and the flower heart is a five-color wheel. Holding the flowers in the sky, flying around the lotus in the blue sky in the colorful clouds.

Tassels are decorated with grass, squares, beaded patterns and draperies with drooping angles, mainly in dark and light red, with white, ochre and Huang Dan. The colors are warm and varied. On the periphery of the algae well, twelve geisha are painted, flying around, making the pattern of the well heart more vivid. This is one of the representative works of caisson in the early Tang Dynasty.

"Caijing" is the highest and central part of Buddhist caves, that is, the top of the caves. Artists painted patterns all over this large area to express the artistic conception of "the world outside the sky" and make it have a gorgeous decorative appearance. The pattern of algae wells is the most important part of the decorative art of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.

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. Caijing is the essence of Dunhuang patterns. Because it stands at the top of the grottoes, it is less damaged by sandstorms and harsh natural environment, and it also avoids many man-made damages, so it is well preserved. There are more than 400 algae wells in Dunhuang, which are beautifully painted.