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Kṣitigarbha with attendants and donors.
Date
963
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height 56.1 centimetres, width 51.5 centimetres
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Scope and content : Ch. lviii. 003. Dated silk painting with Chin. inscr., representing Kṣitigarbha as Patron of Travellers and Lord of the Six Gati, with attendants and donors. Inscr. dated A.D. 963. Complete with border of (faded) purple silk gauze and suspension loops, and for most part excellently preserved. For similar representations, see under *Ch. 0021.
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DHMG.
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Ch.lviii.003
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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