Decorative Zone with Musicians and Lotus

Cave 427 Mogao Grottoes

Sui Dynasty 581-618 A.D.

Copied by LI Qiqiong, Ouyang Lin

CHENGDU, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- An exhibition of renowned Dunhuang Cave art is held in southwest China's Sichuan Province, with more than 200 items on display.

The free exhibition at the municipal museum in Sichuan's capital, Chengdu, will end April 10.

Dunhuang Academy gave the exhibition full-size replicas of several caves from Dunhuang's Mogao and Yulin grottoes in northwest China's Gansu Province, replicas of 12 colored sculptures and replicas of 70 frescos, as well as 10 documents found in a Mogao cave.

The Dunhuang Caves were cut over a period of 1,000 years from the 4th to the 14th century. Today, the caves hold China's largest collection of stone carvings and mural paintings.

In addition to items from Dunhuang, relics from caves of Gansu's Maiji Mountain and Gaochang ancient town in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are being exhibited to show culture on the ancient Silk Road.

Portrait of an Emperor

Cave 220 Mogao Grottoes

Early Tang Dynasty 618-704 A.D.

Copied by Li Qiqiong

Parable of the Illusory City from the Lotus Sutra

Cave 217 Mogao Grottoes

High Tang Dynasty 705-780 A.D.

Copied by Chang Shuhong

Donor Portrait of Lady Wang of Taiyuan

Cave 130 Mogao Grottoes

High Tang Dynasty 705-780 A.D.

Copied by Duan Wenjie, Zhao Junrong

Jataka of the Deer King

Cave 257 Mogao Grottoes

Northern Wei Dynasty 439-534 A.D.

Copied by Gao Peng

Cave 45 Mogao Grottoes

High Tang Dynasty 705-780 A.D.

The Gigantic Reclining Figure of the Buddha in nirvana

Cave 158 Mogao Grottoes

Middle Tang Dynasty 766-835 A.D.

(All photos provided to Xinhua)