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Sakyamuni cuts his hair, Tang Dynasty

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Sakyamuni cuts his hair, Tang Dynasty

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In this landscape painting, the young Sakyamuni cuts off his hair while attendants watch, ink and color on silk, from Dunhuang, Gansu province, China, dated to the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD)

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buddhist paintings of the tang dynasty

horses in art of china

landscape paintings

mogao cave paintings

the cutting of the hair

illumination of books and manuscripts

illuminated manuscripts

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1900 - 1940

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buddhist paintings of the tang dynasty

horses in art of china

landscape paintings

mogao cave paintings

the cutting of the hair

illumination of books and manuscripts

illuminated manuscripts