Temple court, Yüeh-ya-yên. Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Architectural Photography Similar to prints 316-317, but a slightly closer view of the temple. Subjects = archaeological expeditions; archaeology; exploration; Stein Collection; temples Location = China; Xinjiang; Yueh-ya-yen
Large broken Buddha in cave north end, 'Thousand Buddhas'. [Dunhuang.] Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Architectural Photography Similar to print 319. PUBLISHED: 'Serindia', vol. II, fig. 201, 'Stucco image of colossal Buddha, with painted halo and vesica in relievo and tempera paintings on rock-carved screen behind, in cella of Cave Ch. II, Ch'ien-fo-tung.' Subjects = archaeological e...
Frescoes in north-west corner, small cave near C. I. [Dunhuang]. Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Architectural Photography PUBLISHED: 'Serindia', vol. II, 203, 'Fresco paintings on south wall and south-east corner panel of cave cella Ch. II. a., Ch'ien-fo-tung.' Subjects = archaeological expeditions; archaeology; exploration; frescoes; Stein Collection; wall paintings
Wang-tao-shih with frescoes of Tang Sên. Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Modern wall painting, with the monk Wang Tao-shih standing to the right. Subjects = archaeological expeditions; archaeology; exploration; frescoes; Stein Collection; wall paintings
Caves near centre of Thousand Buddhas. [Dunhuang.] Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from outside looking towards caves and showing wall paintings in interiors. Captioned in Stein's negative notebook as 'Caves with frescoes near centre of Chien-fu-tung [word illegible] broken'. The caption note presumably refers to the damage to the negative at...
Wang at Chien-fu-tung. Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait, with attendant standing behind. The entry in Stein's negative notebook appears to have been a later insertion: the date may alternatively be 11 June 1907. Subjects = archaeological expeditions; archaeology; Chinese officials; dress; dre...
Lama at C. I, Chien-fu-tung. [Dunhuang.] Photographer: Stein, Marc Aurel
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length stanbding portrait of the monk posed in front of modern wall paintings. PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 2, pl. 190: 'Tibetan monk in loggia of Wang Tao-shih's temple, 'Thousand Buddhas' site.' Subjects = archaeological expeditions; archaeolog...
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of the monk Wang. Captioned in Stein's negative notebook, 'Tao shi before Hoshang's house.' PUBLISHED: 'Ruins of Desert Cathay', vol. 2, pl. 187: 'Wang Tao-shih, Taoist priest at 'Thousand Buddhas' Site, Tun-huang.' 'Serindia, II, fig....