Hands and donor figure
These studies of hands and a seated figure are so precise that they must have been traced from the original murals on which they are based. The seated female figure (a donor) is copied from an image on the east wall of Cave 329, Dunhuang.
Artwork Details
- 現代 謝稚柳 敦煌寫生雜畫 鏡片
- Title: Hands and donor figure
- Artist: Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997)
- Period: Republic period (1912–49)
- Date: datable to 1942–43
- Culture: China
- Medium: Drawing; ink on transparent paper
- Dimensions: Overall: 8 5/8 x 20 in. (21.9 x 50.8 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.411.38
- Rights and Reproduction: Estate of Xie Zhiliu
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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