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1919,0101,0.146

ink and colours on hemp

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Title

Bodhisattva.

Date

901 to 950

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 97.5 centimetres, width 17 centimetres

Language / script

not applicable

Description

Scope and content : Ch. xxiii. 006. Painted linen banner, with head-piece border and remains of streamers of light buff linen. Fair condition, but colour faded. Companion painting to Ch. 00140.

Institution

British Museum

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Stein site number

Ch.xxiii.006

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

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