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The seal of Mani, the oldest known Manichaean art. Manichaeism has a rich tradition of visual art, starting with Mani himself writing the Book of Pictures. [1]One of Mani's primary beliefs was that the arts (namely painting, calligraphy, and music) were of the same esteem as the divine spirit (Middle Persian: Mihryazd), believing that the creation of art was comparable to god's creation of ...
Pages in category "Manichaean art of East Central Asia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Veneration of the Tree of Life
The Veneration of the Tree of Life is a Manichaean fresco in Cave 38 (No. 25 according to Grünwedel) of the Bezeklik Caves in Turpan, Xinjiang, China, that depicts a Manichaean tree of life worship scene. According to the teachings of this religion, there is a tree of life growing in the Kingdom of Light.
Fragment of Manichaean Wall Painting "MIK Ⅲ 6918" is a fragment of a Manichaean mural collected in Germany Berlin Asian Art Museum, painted around the 10th century AD, and was found by the German Turpan expedition team in the ruins of Gaochang, in Xinjiang. The fragment is 88 centimeters long and 168.5 centimeters wide.
Chinese Manichaean art (9 P) E. Manichaean art of East Central Asia (10 P) Pages in category "Manichaean art" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
The priest held a pen in his hand and seemed to be writing scriptures or drawing illustrations. Behind the priest are two luxuriant trees. Not only are flowers blooming on them, but a golden bird can be seen standing by, and two bunches of full-fruited grapes hang from the tops of the trees. Blue is the background color of the entire illustration.
Mani's Community Established (Japanese: 圣者伝図2) is a Manichaen silk color painting drawn in the coastal area of southern China during the yuan to ming period, [1] depicts the missionary history of Manichaeism and the establishment of its churches in three scenes.
The Manichaean stone sculptures of Shangwan Village refer to eight Ming-Qing slabs found in Shangwan Village, Xiapu County, Ningde City, Fujian Province in 2009. [1] Numbers A1, A2, B, C1, C2, D1, D2, E, which have been verified by scholars as the relics of Manichaeism (also known as Mingjiao in Chinese ).