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Śākyamuni in grotto of Vulture Peak with Jātaka scenes.
Date
701 to 899
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Measurement
height 95.9 centimetres, width 51.8 centimetres
Material
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Description
Scope and content : Ch. 0059. Fr. of large silk painting evidently representing Buddha (Śākyamuni) in grotto of Vulture Peak, with Jātaka (?) scenes at sides. Part only of L. half, much broken and all edges incomplete; but drawing well preserved and colour exceptionally fresh.
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DHMG.
Stein site number
Ch.0059
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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