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Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi holding a Vajra.
Date
901 to 950
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height 50.5 centimetres, width 29.8 centimetres
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Description
Scope and content : Paper painting with Chin. inscr., representing Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi with donors. V. seated on lotus with legs interlocked; R. hand holding Vajra at breast, L. at hip the Vajra-topped bell; both emblems painted green. Dhyāni-buddha on front of tiara. Dress and orns. like Avalok.’s in *Ch. 00102, etc.; circular halo and vesica; flowery branch as canopy. Colouring dull red, green, pink, slate-blue, and yellow; rough work; condition good.
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DHMG.
Stein site number
Ch.lviii.009
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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