No. 11 Female Gandharva - Vintage Antique Chinese Asian Buddhist Woodblock hotsell Print

Female Gandharva
Cave: No. 44
Period: 742-820 AD
Artist: Shih Wei-hsiang

A beautiful original antique/vintage coloured woodblock print.

From a portfolio of very rare prints named Mural Paintings of Tunhuang. Published by Jung-pao Chai Studio, Beijing in 1952, the first and only edition.

Produced from the paintings found in the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, China. An ancient Buddhist cave system comprising of 500 temples.

Size: 43cm (17”) x 32cm (12.5”).

Condition: In good condition. Some light foxing/toning which only adds to its charm. Please keep in mind this is an original print, not a reproduction. It is nearly 100 years old so may have minor age related wear.


The following is an excerpt from a page included in the portfolio:

THE TUNHUANG MURAL PAINTINGS

Tunhuang is situated in the western part of Kansu Province in Northwest China. It is there that we find the world famous Thousand Buddha Caves, a store-house of cultural and art treasures. These caves are really the world's greatest art gallery. From A.D. 366 when the caves were first built, through the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534), Western Wei dynasty (535-557), Sui dynasty (581-618), Tang Dynasty (618-907), The Five Dynasties period (907-960), and down to the Sung (960-1270) and Mongol (1279-1268) dynasties—a period of some thousand years—important works of art have been executed and preserved here.

The caves which contain mural paintings now number 469. The range up and down the mountain slopes over a length of 2 1/2 miles. The mural paintings are of large size and deal with many different subjects, fully reflecting the conditions of social life in China during many centuries. They are a precious art legacy from the working people of ancient China.

The reproductions included in this portfolio show only a tiny part of the mural paintings in the cave.



*please note only the art print will be sent, pictures of the information sheets are for reference and are not included in the sale.

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