PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 1, pl. 174: 'Ancient implements and articles of equipment, excavated mainly from ruined watch-stations of early Chinese border line, Tun-huang. Scale, one-fifth [in published version]...17. Carved wooden hooks (see. p. 95)....10. Hemp shoe. 11. Wooden ke...
Misc. wood carvings & stucco relievo from sites of Ming-oi, '1000 Buddhas' & Tun-huang limes.
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PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 2, pl. 273: 'Miscellaneous wood-carvings and stucco relievo from sites of 'Ming-oi', Khora, 'Thousand Buddhas,' and Tun-huang limes. Scale, one-third [in published version]. 1. Floral ornament in wood, 'Ming-oi'. 2. Grotesque relievo in wood, from painte...
PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 2, pl. 270: 'Stucco heads, showing Graeco-Buddhist art influence, from ruined shrines, 'Ming-oi' site, Kara-shahr. Scale, one-third [in published version]. 1. Bearded head of classical type with Indian head-dress. 2, 3. Grotesque heads. 4. Shrouded head....
Gigantic roll of paper, with Sanskrit and 'unknown language' texts in Brahmin script, walled-up temple library, Tun-huang.
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PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 2, pl. 193: 'Gigantic roll of paper, with Sanskrit and 'unknown language' texts in Brahmi script, from walled-up temple library, 'Thousand Buddhas,' Tun-huang. Scale, one-fifth [in published version]. A. shows the roll, which is over seventy feet long, p...