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Scenes from the Life of Buddha.
Date
366 to 1000
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Scope and content : Painted silk banner, retaining three bottom streamers of bluish-green silk; other accessories and upper end and middle of painting lost. Bottom streamers have broken off main painting and been rudely sewn on again with grass. Remains of painting dim, but scenes fairly intact.</p> <p>Subject: <i>Scenes from the Life of Buddha</i>.
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DHMG.
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Ch.xxvi.a.003
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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