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The Cave as Canvas: Hidden Images of Worship along the Silk Road

From september 9 2001 to july 7 2002
Asian art
Religious art
This group of 15 5th century wall-painting fragments from the Buddhist cave site of Qizil in China are used to examine the religious meaning and function of a typical Chinese Central Asian Buddhist cave.

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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Two monks China, Kucha, Qizil, Cave 224 4th–6th century C.E. Long-term loan from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; Gift of John Gellatly