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Photograph of niche in Dunhuang Mogao Cave 159 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. 40 in I. Vincent's wallet captioned 'A-10 159 late Tang, figures left niche'. Very similar to Photo 1231/1(38), as reproduced as Plate 42, Irene Vongehr Vincent, 'The Sacred Oasis' (London, 1953), with the caption: 'Arhats, bodhisattvas, warrior-guardians of alcove.' Enlarged print Photo 1231/4(42).
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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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