“Dunhuang murals are divided into images of gods (Buddha, Bodhisattva, etc.) and images of lay people (sacrifice and characters in story paintings). These two types of images are derived from real life, but each has different properties. In terms of shape. The images of lay people are full of life and the characteristics of the times are more vivid; while the images of gods change less and have more imagination and exaggeration. In terms of clothing, the lay people mostly wear Chinese clothes from the Central Plains, while the gods mostly keep exotic clothes. The sfumato dyeing methods are also different. The lay people mostly use the Central Plains smudge dyeing method, while the gods mostly use the concave and convex method from the Western Regions. All of these are constantly changing with the times.”

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