EditorialSutra of the ten kings. Sutra of the ten kings. China, 10th century. Detail from the Sutra of the ten kings. Describes the ten stages through which the soul must pass after death. From Dunhuang, Gansu province. 10th century. Scroll of Fo shuo shi wang ...
EditorialDiamond Sutra of 868 AD. The image depicts the frontispiece to the earliest complete block printed ‘book’ found up to now which contains a date, the Chinese translation of the Buddhist text the 'Diamond Sutra'. This consists of a scroll, over 16 fe...
EditorialChinese scroll map depicting the night sky seen from northern hemisphere. It is divided according to the stations of the planet Jupiter into 12 sections. Star maps from Dunhuang. China, Tang dynasty (618-906). Source: Or.8210/S.3326.
EditorialSilk embroidery panel with flowers and ducks found in Dunhuang caves, China, 9th-10th century. The design of scrolling foliage with flowers and birds was embroidered onto floral-figured silk, backed with plain woven cream silk. Silk thread was used for...
EditorialAvalokiteshvara found in Dunhuang Caves, China; 910 CE. The central figure of Avalokiteshvara has his usual attribute of Buddha Amitabha on his head-dress. He stands upon a floating lotus, holds a willow spray in his left hand and a flask in his righ...