Focus on this artwork and analyze the Icon of Christ.
According to the German professor Hans-Joachim Klimkeit and Swiss scholar Christoph Baumer, “the figure represents Jesus Christ or a saint”. Tōru Haneda, a Japanese historian and professor of Kyoto University, argues that “the unearthed in Dunhuang must be an image of Christ”. P. Y. Saeki, the Japanese scholar of religion, also considers the painting to be an icon of Jesus.
Christoph Baumer icon Icon P. Y. Saeki Kyoto University Dunhuang professor Hans-Joachim Klimkeit