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banner
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painting
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幡
(Chinese)
;
繪畫
(Chinese)
Object Type
banner
painting
幡
(Chinese)
繪畫
(Chinese)
Museum number
1919,0101,0.149
Description
Banner with triangular headpiece showing seated Amitābha. In the main painted area, Avalokiteśvara stands under a canopy. Ink and colour on hemp.
Cultures/periods
Five Dynasties
五代
(Chinese)
Production date
901-950
(circa)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Sir Marc Aurel Stein
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Cave 17
, Ch.lvi.0024 (from bundle Ch.lvi at Cave 17 at Ch’ien Fo Tung (pinyin: Qian Fo Dong))
Excavated/Findspot:
第17窟
(Chinese)
Materials
hemp
麻
(Chinese)
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
104 centimetres
Width:
15.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Stein 1921a / Serindia: detailed report of archaeological explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China
(p.1079)
Whitfield 1983 / Paintings from Dunhuang
(fig.71)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
buddha
bodhisattva
canopy
佛
(Chinese)
菩薩
(Chinese)
華蓋
(Chinese)
Associated names
Representation of:
Avalokiteśvara/Guanyin/Kannon
Representation of:
Amitābha/阿彌陀佛/Amida
Acquisition date
1919
Acquisition notes
For full acquisition history, see 1919,0101,0.1.
Department
Asia
Registration number
1919,0101,0.149
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Ch.lvi.0024
(Stein no.)
Conservation
Treatment
: 14 Jul 2005