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Four Vajrapāṇis.
Date
851 to 900
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height 21.5 centimetres, width 29 centimetres
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Scope and content : Drawings on paper of four demonic Vajrapāṇis, two on obv. and two on rev. All of grotesque type, standing on rocks, with legs apart and arms brandishing Vajra or thrust out in violent anger. Dress and general style as in silk banners, Ch. 004, etc. Cartouche for inscr. beside each, blank. Paper (buff) exceptionally stout and firm. 8½″ × 11¼″. Pl. XCVIII.
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DHMG.
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Ch.00156
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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