A New Inquiry into the Sources of the New Style of Deva Garments Worn by the Northern Qi Dynasty Standing Bodhisattva Statues in Qingzhou
At present,the standing Bodhisattva statues of the Northern Qi Dynasty found in Qingzhou and its surrounding areas in Shandong province are mostly clad in new-style Deva garments.For a long time,scholars believed that the emergence of this new representation of Deva garments in this region was influenced by the statuary of Shaanxi,Gansu,and other areas.Based on the evolution of X-shaped and new-style U-shaped Deva garments of the Northern dynasty,and the relationship between the former two and the new style,this paper argues that the new style evolved from later style U-shaped Deva garments.Moreover,the new style first appeared in present-day Shandong province,mainly in Qingzhou and its surrounding areas,and exerted great influence on the process of outward dissemination.Finally,the new style became the predominant way of depicting Deva garments in the Sui and Tang dynasties.
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