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Avalokiteśvara seated on a lotus.
Date
901 to 950
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Measurement
height 43.5 centimetres, width 30.3 centimetres
Material
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Subject
Description
Scope and content : Tattered remains of paper painting with Chin. inscr., showing Avalokiteśvara (Kuan-yin) seated on lotus behind altar and tank (mostly destroyed). No Dhyāni-buddha. Hands raised, each in vitarka-mudrā, on either side of breast; flesh yellow shaded with orange; background filled with flowers and flying birds. Workmanship of rudest kind and colouring limited to red, yellow, dingy green, and brown. Salutation to Kuan-yin on cartouche in L. top corner. C. 1′ 4″ × 11″.
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Find site identifier
DHMG.
Stein site number
Ch.00393
Find site description
Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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