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banner; painting; 幡(Chinese); 繪畫(Chinese)

Object Type: banner; painting; 幡 (Chinese); 繪畫 (Chinese)
Museum number: 1919,0101,0.152
Description: Standing figure of Avalokiteśvara. An identical mirror image is shown on the reverse. Banner complete with triangular headpiece and streamers. Painted in ink and colours on hemp.
Cultures/periods: Tang dynasty (late); Five Dynasties (early); 唐代 (Chinese); 五代 (Chinese)
Production date: 851-950 (circa)
Excavator/field collector
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Cave 17, Ch.liv.008 (from bundle Ch.liv 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: 106.50 centimetres; Width: 17.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Stein 1921a / Serindia: detailed report of archaeological explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China (p.1060; vol.IV, pl.LXXXVIII); Whitfield 1983 / Paintings from Dunhuang (figs. 66-67)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: bodhisattva; 菩薩 (Chinese)
Associated names
Acquisition date: 1919
Acquisition notes: For full acquisition history, see 1919,0101,0.1.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1919,0101,0.152
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Ch.liv.008 (Stein no.)
Conservation