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Sunday, 21 August 2016 13:20
Sakyamuni Preaching on the Vulture Peak (China)
The collection of the British Museum, London, includes an embroidery from Dunhuang, Gansu province, China, that depicts 'Sakyamuni preaching on the Vulture Peak' and dates to about the eighth century AD. The panel measures 241 x 159 cm. It is worked in split stitch being passed through the plain silk weave and the hemp backing.
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