Collection object "Neg 1274/1(22)" • Photograph of a wall painting of Avalokiteśvara…

Title

Photograph of a wall painting of Avalokiteśvara in Dunhuang Mogao Cave 272 taken by Raghu Vira in 1955.

Date

1955

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 5.9 centimetres, width 4.8 centimetres

Language / script

not applicable

Subject

Avalokitesvara Buddhism caves

Description

Scope and content : Film negative of a wall painting of Avalokiteśvara in Dunhuang Mogao Cave 272 taken by Raghu Vira in 1955. Print at Photo 1274/1(22B). There are B&W prints at Photo 1271/1(22A) and (22C) showing similar but slightly wider view.

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Raghu Vira 1955

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Stein site number

n/a

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

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Neg 1274/1(22)

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