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Two Avalokiteśvaras.
Date
781 to 875
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Measurement
height 147.3 centimetres, width 105.3 centimetres
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Description
Scope and content : Ch. xxxviii. 005. Large silk painting with Chin. inscr. showing two standing figs. of Avalokiteśvara (Kuanyin) approaching life-size. Broken round edges and down middle, but figs. practically intact, and drawing and colour excellently preserved.
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DHMG.
Stein site number
Ch.xxxviii.005
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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