Skip to main content
film negative

Photo 1231/1(19)

Overview

show / hide Overview

Title

Photograph of paradise of Bhaishajyaguru in Dunhuang Mogao Cave 156 taken by Irene Vincent in 1948.

Date

1948

Find site

not applicable

Measurement

height 5.5 centimetres, width 5.5 centimetres

Language / script

not applicable

Subject

Buddhism caves

Description

Scope and content : No. 48 (although incorrectly marked '47' on negative) in I. Vincent's wallet captioned 'B-4 Cave 300 P017 late Tang Central fresco S. Wall'. With content print with '300' crossed out and replaced by '156' (Cave 156 is correct).

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Vincents 1948-9

Find site identifier

not applicable

Sponsors

The Vincent Collection was generously donated by the photographers’ daughters and son in memory of their parents.

Related items