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painting
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繪畫
(Chinese)
Object Type
painting
繪畫
(Chinese)
Museum number
1919,0101,0.332
Description
Various fragments, including a butterfly and lotus spray, which were originally registered as OA 1919,0101,0.228.3. Possibly related, but the subject of the painting is not discernible. Ink and colour on silk.
Cultures/periods
Tang dynasty
Five Dynasties
唐代
(Chinese)
五代
(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:
18 centimetres
Width:
21.50 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Stein 1921a / Serindia: detailed report of archaeological explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China
Location
Not on display
Subjects
insect
lotus
昆蟲
(Chinese)
蓮花
(Chinese)
Acquisition date
1919
Acquisition notes
For full acquisition history, see 1919,0101,0.1.
Department
Asia
Registration number
1919,0101,0.332
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
?
(Stein no. (incorrect))