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Photograph of paradise of Bhaishajyaguru in Dunhuang Mogao Cave 156 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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Scope and content : No. 46 in I. Vincent's wallet captioned 'B-2 Cave 300 P017 late Tang S. Wall extr. R'. With content print with '300' crossed out and replaced by '156' (Cave 156 is correct) and additional note: 'top smudged by smoke from fires of Russian refugees'. Shows procession of Zhang Yichao at bottom.
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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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