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painting; 繪畫(Chinese)

Object Type: painting; 繪畫 (Chinese)
Museum number: 1919,0101,0.112
Description: Fragmentary painting with an armed lokapala holding an arrow, possibly Dhrtarastra, Guardian of the East. Ink and colour on silk.
Cultures/periods: Tang dynasty; 唐代 (Chinese)
Production date: 851-900 (circa)
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Cave 17, Ch.00468 (from Cave 17 at Ch’ien Fo Tung (pinyin: Qian Fo Dong)); Excavated/Findspot: 第17窟 (Chinese)
Materials: silk; 絲綢 (Chinese)
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 63 centimetres; Width: 18.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Stein 1921a / Serindia: detailed report of archaeological explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China (pp.1003-1004); Whitfield 1982 / Paintings from Dunhuang (fig.107); Fraser 2000 / Formulas of Creativity: Artist's Sketches and Techniques of Copying at Dunhuang (p.202 and fig.21)
Location: Not on display
Condition: Large areas missing.
Subjects: lokapala; 天王 (Chinese)
Associated names: Representation of: Dhṛatarāṣṭra (?); Representation of: 持國天
Acquisition date: 1919
Acquisition notes: For full acquisition history, see 1919,0101,0.1.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1919,0101,0.112
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Ch.00468 (Stein no.)