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Photograph of landscape on approach to Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, taken by Irene Vincent in 1948.
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1948
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height 20.5 centimetres, width 20.3 centimetres
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Scope and content : Plate 3, Irene Vongehr Vincent, 'The Sacred Oasis' (London, 1953). Caption reads: 'Approach to Ch'ien Fo Tung. The path down the cliff is in the forground, the gate to the right. Through the trees left of the gate is Abbot Wang's temple. A few streams trickle through the river bed; on the opposite bank are a number of small stupas and, in the distance, the Nan Shan.' Negative Photo 1231/1(69).
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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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