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Photo 1274/1(album)

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Title

Photographic album containing prints of the Dunhuang Mogao caves given to Raghu Vira by Chang Shuhong of the Dunhuang Institute in 1955.

Date

1955

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

depth 2 centimetres, height 19.9 centimetres, width 27 centimetres

Language / script

Chinese (script) Chinese (lang.)

Subject

People

Description

Scope and content : Photographic album containing prints of the Dunhuang Mogao caves given to Raghu Vira by Chang Shuhong of the Dunhuang Institute in 1955. The 37 prints have been removed but the labels giving the cave numbers remain. They include caves 55, 57, 59, 79, 130, 196, 204, 206, 207, 244, 248, 261, 290, 297, 323, 362, 384, 417, 420, 422, 424. Photo 1274/1(180A & B) shows Chang Shuhong presenting this album to Raghu Vira on 4/6/1955.

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Raghu Vira 1955

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Stein site number

n/a

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

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