Dunhuang Cave 217

Published/Created:

China, Gansu province: Dunhuang, Mogao Caves
ca. 618-800

Notes:

Xuanzang was a Chinese Buddhist scholar who undertook a pilgrimage to India between 629 and 645 in search of authentic scriptures. He studied at Taxila and Nalanda, the most celebrated centers of Buddhist learning in India, and after returning to China t

Topics:

Painting -- China -- Tang dynasty, 618-907 -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Culture:

Chinese

Accession Number:

255730

Genre:

paintings: mural paintings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

De Silva, Art of Chinese Landscape Painting, 1964

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection, Asian Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 6079

OID:

304475

PID:

digcoll:2159599