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Photograph of wall paintings in Dunhuang Mogao Cave 288, taken by Irene Vincent in 1948.
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1948
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height 20.5 centimetres, width 20.3 centimetres
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Scope and content : Plate 19, Irene Vongehr Vincent, 'The Sacred Oasis' (London, 1953). Caption reads: 'Ceiling showing four frequently-used ceiling designs: from top to bottom: lotus medallions, lotus bud and pod, 'lantern roof', 'Thousand Buddhas'. Negative at Photo 1231/1(47).
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DHMG.
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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The Vincent Collection was generously donated by the photographers’ daughters and son in memory of their parents.
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