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China: "Dunhuang Caves Mural Exhibition" - 11 Postcard Set

$ 2.63

Availability: 74 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: China
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Postage Condition: Unposted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Region: China
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Subject: Dunhuang
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Era: Chrome (c. 1939-present)
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Very Good: untouched cards fresh and clean from their sleeve.
  • Type: Printed (Lithograph)

    Description

    "Dunhuang Caves Mural Exhibition," Mainichi Shimbun Postcards - 11 Card Set.
    11 color chrome cards from a special exhibition commemorating the tenth anniversary of "normalization" between Japan and the PRC in 1982, sponsored by the Mainichi Shimbun at multiple venues in Japan.
    Cards are glossy stock, 4 x 6 inches; captions in Chinese/Japanese. Made by Otsuka.
    (1) Cave 254, interior, Northern Wei period, early 6th century (2) Detail: ceiling of Cave 263, Northern Wei period. (3) Cave 419, Narrative of the
    Lotus Sutra
    , Sui period, late 6th century. (4) Detail: Amitabha's Pure Land, Cave 217, early Tang period, 7th century. (5) Torso bust, Cave 196, mid-Tang, 8th century. (6) Detail: Pure Land Music and Dance, cave 112, mid-Tang. (7) Bodhisattva, Yuan period, 13th-century. (8) "Uighur King as Donor," Cave 409, Western Xia period. (9) Thousand-arm Guanyin, Yuan period, 13th century. (10) Copy of ceiling coffer, cave 329, early Tang. (11) Copy of ceiling medallions, Cave 66, full Tang. (12) Sleeve for cards.
    Your cards will be mailed in a rigid envelope. I am always willing to combine purchases to save on postage.