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book
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sutra
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painting
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書籍
(Chinese)
;
佛經
(Chinese)
;
繪畫
(Chinese)
Object Type
book
sutra
painting
書籍
(Chinese)
佛經
(Chinese)
繪畫
(Chinese)
Museum number
1919,0101,0.208
Description
Booklet (or codex) originally inscribed with three sutras. Two devarajas (heavenly kings) are painted on page 1 and 2. The full text of one sutra, the Foshuo huixianglun jing, which prescribes doing good deeds to gain merit, runs from page 5 to page 19, followed by sections of two other sutras. Ink and colour on paper.
Cultures/periods
Tang dynasty
唐代
(Chinese)
Production date
9thC
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Sir Marc Aurel Stein
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Cave 17
, Ch.xxii.0026 (from Cave 17 at Ch’ien Fo Tung (pinyin: Qian Fo Dong))
Excavated/Findspot:
第17窟
(Chinese)
Materials
paper
紙
(Chinese)
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
13.50 centimetres
(each leaf)
Width:
14.50 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Stein 1921a / Serindia: detailed report of archaeological explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China
(p.1026; vol.IV, pl.XCII)
Whitfield 1983 / Paintings from Dunhuang
(pl. 69, fig. 96)
Whitfield & Farrer 1990 / Caves of the Thousand Buddhas. Chinese Art from the Silk Route
(cat.no.77)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
deity
神
(Chinese)
Acquisition date
1919
Acquisition notes
For full acquisition history, see 1919,0101,0.1.
Department
Asia
Registration number
1919,0101,0.208
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Ch.xxii.0026
(Stein no.)