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Xie Zhiliu Chinese
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Xie brightened the colors used to describe this heavenly attendant, which he copied from an early Tang dynasty (618–907) mural in a cave temple at Dunhuang.
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現代 謝稚柳 敦煌天女圖 軸
Title: Celestial maiden
Artist:
Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997)
Period: Republic period (1912–49)
Date: datable to 1942–43
Culture: China
Medium: Drawing mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 51 3/16 x 26 3/4 in. (130 x 68 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005
Accession Number: 2005.411.4
Rights and Reproduction: Estate of Xie Zhiliu
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