Tangut calligraphy by Shi Jinbo (史金波, 1940-) with the meaning 'Support and blessings from the Gods'. The colophon is written in Chinese and states the language (西夏文, i.e. Tangut), a translation of the content (諸天祐助 Zhu tian you zhu), and that it was written by Shi Jinbo in autumn 2010 (史金波書,庚寅...
This calligraphy in Tangut is by Dou Minli. On the manuscript there are details of content, purpose (for the British Library), date (autumn 2011), place of production (Yinchuan city) and the author (Minli) (大英圖書館存念。西夏釋文,書山尋珍。辛卯秋於銀川,民立). There is a stamp of the author (竇民立書) . There is another ...
Two rubbing inscriptions of the Stele of Sulaiman from the Mogao Caves. '莫高窟' (Mogao Caves) shows on the top, following a four-armed Avalokiteshvara seated in the middle. Surrounding the Boddhisattvas are 'Om mani padme hum' in Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Mongolian, Phags-pa, and Tangut. The st...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese, Mongolian, Sanskrit, Tangut, Tibetan, and Uighur