Busts of Bodhisattvas (from Mogao Cave 321, Dunhuang, Gansu province)
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Busts of Bodhisattvas (from Mogao Cave 321, Dunhuang, Gansu province)

Classification
Paintings
Medium
Fragment of a wall painting; pigments on gesso ground over plastered clay. From the north wall of Mogao Cave 321 at Dunhuang, Gansu province.
Culture
Chinese
Period
Tang dynasty, 618-907
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 35.3 x W. 63 cm (13 7/8 x 24 13/16 in.)

Provenance

From Mogao Cave 321, Dunhuang, Gansu province; acquired during the First Fogg Expedition to China (1923-24) led by Langdon Warner (1881-1955)

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