Fresco Fragment
C411
From: China | Xinjiang | Kizil
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | C411 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Xinjiang | Kizil |
| Period | Tang Dynasty |
| Date Made | ca. 750 CE |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ceramic | Clay | Gesso |
| Technique | Fresco |
| Iconography | Human Faces |
| Inscription Language | German Language |
| Description | A portion of mural painting showing three figures. The painting is in a mixed Indian and Persian style from Kizil Cave 38. The damaged condition permits us to see the foundation on which it was painted, a wall of mud with a course bind of fibers covered with a thin layer of finer plaster. The tempera pigments are derived from minerals and plants. The inscription on the back reads: [pencil] Kiste 73. IV. Reise M[ing]. Ö[i]. Q[yzyl]. gr[oße].Anl[age]. blaue Höhle fordere Stuppa= wand rechte Ecke oben [pencil] No. 15. Translation: Crate 73 4th expedition, Ming-Öi, Kizil, large structure, blue cave, front Stupa wall, right corner top. No. 15 |
| Height | 46 cm |
| Length | 85 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from A. W. Bahr, 1924 |
| Other Number | 15 - Other Number |
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