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Avalokiteśvara.
Date
850 to 899
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Measurement
height 148.3 centimetres, width 55.9 centimetres
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Description
Scope and content : Ch. liii. 005. Large silk painting representing Avalokiteśvara (Kuan-yin) standing; no donors or attendants. Complete except for border and extreme top and bottom of painting; in good condition. Fig. untouched, a very fine example of ‘Indo-Chinese’ type of Bodhisattva.
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DHMG.
Stein site number
Ch.liii.005
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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