painting; 繪畫 (Chinese)

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painting; 繪畫(Chinese)

Object Type: painting; 繪畫 (Chinese)
Museum number: 1919,0101,0.289
Description: Fragment of a Paradise painting with bodhisattvas. Ink and colour on silk.
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, Cave 17; Excavated/Findspot: 第17窟 (Chinese)
Materials: silk; 絲綢 (Chinese)
Technique: painted
Dimensions: Height: 41 centimetres; Width: 5.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Stein 1921a / Serindia: detailed report of archaeological explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China
Location: Not on display
Subjects: bodhisattva; paradise; 菩薩 (Chinese); 淨土 (Chinese)
Associated places: Associated with: Paradise
Acquisition date: 1919
Acquisition notes: For full acquisition history, see 1919,0101,0.1.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1919,0101,0.289
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: ? (Stein no. (incorrect))
Conservation: Treatment: 01 Apr 1994