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Xie Zhiliu Chinese
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This figure was traced from one of the angelic musicians and dancers that adorn the south wall of Cave 285 at Dunhuang, which dates from the Western Wei dynasty (534–57).
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現代 謝稚柳 敦煌寫生雜畫 鏡片
Title: Flying celestial (apsara)
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: 10 x 15 1/2 in. (25.4 x 39.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005
Accession Number: 2005.411.44
Rights and Reproduction: Estate of Xie Zhiliu
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