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paper fragment

Or.8210/P.12

woodblock print, ink on paper

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Title

Dunhuang woodblock printed calendar/almanac

Date

800 to 899

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 17 centimetres, width 7 centimetres

Material

woodblock print, ink on paper

Language / script

Chinese (lang.) Chinese (script)

Subject

Astronomy and Divination

Description

Scope and content : Dunhuang woodblock printed calendar/almanac. With a note in large characters reading: 'Large Printing of the Dadao Family in the Eastern Market of Shangdu'. Shangdu was the name of the capital, Chang'an, at this time. Private printing of calendars/almanacs was forbidden by an imperial decree of 835. This piece was possible printed after this proscription.

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

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