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canopy

1919,0101,0.202

ink and colours on hemp

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Title

Painted canopy.

Date

801 to 999

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 53 centimetres, width 49 centimetres

Language / script

not applicable

Subject

Buddhism

Description

Scope and content : Ch. lvi. 0025. Miniature painted linen canopy. Linen square; no loop or corner tags extant. Top side painted in red, yellow, and brown with imitation of streamered canopy spreading from circular centre-piece; under-side unpainted. For others, see Ch. 00381. 1′ 8½″ × 1′ 7½″.

Institution

British Museum

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Stein site number

Ch.lvi.0025

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

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