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Sketch of a lion.
Date
850 to 899
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Measurement
height 29.8 centimetres, width 42.8 centimetres
Material
Language / script
Description
Scope and content : Drawing on paper of lion in Chinese style. Stands striding, ¾ L., mouth open roaring. Scrolllike orn. on back-legs and tail, like outline of leaf orn. in Ch. 00163. Vigorous work drawn with heavy brush. Good condition. 1′ 4⅝″ × 11⅝″. Pl. XCVI.
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DHMG.
Stein site number
Ch.00147
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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