再論敦煌石窟中的于闐國王與皇后及公主畫像 - 從莫高窟第4窟于闐供養人像談起=A Restudy on the Portraits of the King,Queen, and Princesses of Khotan in Dunhuang Caves - Beginning with the Khotanese Donor Figures in Mogao Cave 4
The donor figures painted on the south side of the entrance wall in Mogao cave 4 are the King and Queen of Khotan, namely Vi a’ ūra and his wife Lady Yin, accompanied by two princesses and two maidservants. The portrait of the same couple is also painted on the northern wall of the entrance corridor in Yulin Cave31. Other donors in Han Chinese costumes located in Mogao cave 4 are all relatives of the Yin family, leading to the conclusion that this cave was likely a temple of the Yin jointly built by the royal family of Khotan and the Yin family at Dunhuang. This paper proposes that both caves were built during the early Northern Song dynasty following the rise of Vi a ūra when he became the king of Khotan.
