Beige and green mural depicting in fine detail various buildings and features of mountainous landscape

Panoramic View of Mount Wutai

Location
Mogao Cave 61, Dunhuang, northwestern Gansu Province, China

Date
ca. 948

Material
ink and pigments on earthen plaster

Dimensions
13 x 3.6 meters (42 feet 7.8 inches x 11 feet 9.7 inches)

Photo Credit
photograph courtesy Dunhuang Research Academy

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