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1919,0101,0.14

ink and colours on silk

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Title

Avalokiteśvara and two donors.

Date

910

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 77 centimetres, width 48.9 centimetres

Language / script

Chinese (script) Chinese (lang.)

Description

Scope and content : Ch. liv. 006. Silk painting with Chin. inscr., representing Avalokiteśvara (Kuan-yin) and two donors. Date given by inscr. August 22, A.D. 910. Broken round edges, but otherwise in excellent condition, and colouring very fresh.

Institution

British Museum

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Stein site number

Ch.liv.006

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

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