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Mogao Cave 428: Prince Mahasattva Jataka

CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Northern Zhou dynasty (557–581)

This narrative illustration is to the right of the entrance on the front (east) wall. The layout of the mural is in the style of a horizontal scroll painting and the scenes are divided into three registers progressing in an S" formation. Beginning at the top right are four scenes: three princes bid farewell to the king

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