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painting; 繪畫(Chinese)

Object Type: painting; 繪畫 (Chinese)
Museum number: 1919,0101,0.349
Description: Painting fragment showing attendant figure with fan, next to the lotus seat of a large Buddha. Ink and colour on silk. Not published.
Cultures/periods: Tang dynasty; 唐代 (Chinese)
Production date: 8thC
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: 29 centimetres; Width: 20 centimetres
Curator's comments: Note the seam where the selvedges of adjacent widths of silk have been sewn together.
Bibliographic references: Stein 1921a / Serindia: detailed report of archaeological explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China
Location: Not on display
Subjects: buddha; lotus throne; 佛 (Chinese); 隨侍 (Chinese); 蓮花寶座 (Chinese); attendant
Associated names: Representation of: Buddha; Representation of: 佛陀
Acquisition date: 1919
Acquisition notes: For full acquisition history, see 1919,0101,0.1.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 1919,0101,0.349
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: ? (Stein no. (incorrect))