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Photograph of Cao Yanlu in Dunhuang Mogao Cave 454 taken by Irene Vincent in 1948.
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1948
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height 5.5 centimetres, width 5.5 centimetres
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Description
Scope and content : No. 97 in I. Vincent's wallet but numbers and captions confused. This probably caption under 99.3 'G3 #454 donor.' Same on back of contact print with additional information '5 dynasty, not in P. [Pelliot]].' Reproduced as Plate 69, Basil Gray and John. B. Vincent, 'Buddha Cave Paintings at Tun-huang' (London,c1959:76), with the caption: 'Portrait of the donor, Ts'ao Yen-lu. End of tenth century.' Enlarged print Photo 1231/5(9), (10).
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DHMG.
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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The Vincent Collection was generously donated by the photographers’ daughters and son in memory of their parents.
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