painting; 繪畫 (Chinese)

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painting; 繪畫(Chinese)

Object Type: painting; 繪畫 (Chinese)
Museum number: 1919,0101,0.140
Description: Painting with Tara seated in the middle surrounded by other deities. This painting is Tibetan and is likely to be much later than the other material found at Cave 17. Ink and colour on hemp.
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Cave 17, Ch.lii.001 (from bundle Ch.lii at Cave 17 at Ch’ien Fo Tung (pinyin: Qian Fo Dong)); Excavated/Findspot: 第17窟 (Chinese)
Materials: hemp; 麻 (Chinese)
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 66.50 centimetres; Width: 40 centimetres
Curator's comments: Date uncertain, later than other pieces from Cave 17.
Bibliographic references: Stein 1921a / Serindia: detailed report of archaeological explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China (pp.1052-1053); Stein 1921b / The Thousand Buddhas. Ancient Buddhist paintings from the cave-temples on the western frontier of China (pl.XXXI); Whitfield 1983 / Paintings from Dunhuang (pl.83); Whitfield 2004b / The Silk Road. Trade, Travel, War and Faith. (pl.243)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: deity; 神 (Chinese)
Associated names: Representation of: Tārā; Representation of: 多羅
Acquisition date: 1919
Acquisition notes: For full acquisition history, see 1919,0101,0.1.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1919,0101,0.140
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Ch.lii.001 (Stein no.)