Dong-duong

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Scope note
Refers to the period in Champa associated with the royal monastery complex Dong-Duong founded by King Indravarman II (875-889 CE) and prevailing in the region from the ninth to the early tenth century. Architectural features from this period are based on the Dong-Duong complex and include brick construction, sanctuaries grouped within inner enclosures, pillared halls, interior and exterior piers supporting the stupa, multi-story brick kalan, columnar structures known as stambahs similar in shape to Buddhist tower-stupas, a long hall known as a vih'ra containing Buddha images, and altars restrictively placed against walls. In sculpture, the period is driven by the religious trend of Mahayana Buddhism and features Buddha figures draped in the Chinese manner, dv'rap'las figures with fierce expressions, thick lips, stylized ears, and close-cropped short side whiskers, bronze sculptures of Buddha cast by the lost-wax process, bas-reliefs decorating tympana and altars, exhibiting various royal personages in stylized actions, and elephant statues with the hind legs bent and with the head turned forwards or trunk raised. Shaivite heads and female images of Tara produced in this period feature strong frontality and exaggerated features.
Dong-duong
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024