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The Wandering Lake : vol.1
[15]
Map
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06
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Oerdek
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06
)
right - The Southeastern Route about to Dry
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06
)
left - The New Eastern Route
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06
)
1901
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06
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1934
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06
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Hat
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06
)
Embroidery
(
06
)
Hedin Inspecting a Mummy
(
06
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mummies
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06
)
Ruins of Xiao He Mu (小河墓)
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06
)
the Tarīm Basin (Chinese Central Asia, Chinese Turkistan, or Sinkiang)
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09
)
Hedin (right) and Bergman (left), archaeologist
(
09
)
Mesas (small hills)
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10
)
Yardangs (table-like hills)
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10
)
Archaeological Research in Chinese Turkestan Album of the Excavated Objects : vol.2
[1]
Li Bo Document
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10
)
Cathay and the Way Thither : vol.2
[1]
Map
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10
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Report on Archaeological Work in Idikutshari and Surrounds in the Winter 1902-1903 : vol.1
[1]
Outline of the Painting
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01
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Postancient Buddhist Culture in Central Asia : vol.1
[5]
Relief Excavated from Ghandara
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01
)
sculptures
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04
)
Seated Buddha excavated at Tumsuk
(
09
)
Standing Image of Bodhisattva
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10
)
Seated Buddha
(
10
)
Postancient Buddhist Culture in Central Asia : vol.2
[2]
Sketch Plan of Kara-Khōja by Grünwedel
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10
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Miniature with Uighur Scripture from Kara-Khōja
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10
)
Postancient Buddhist Culture in Central Asia : vol.3
[12]
Floor Plan of the Bezeklik Cave drawn by Albert Grünwedel
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01
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Seated Buddhas
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01
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Dragon Pond Scene
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01
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Turfan
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01
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Male Donors
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01
)
Female Donors
(
01
)
A Donor
(
01
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A Banner with a Portrait of a Donor
(
01
)
Kucha (庫車 in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Province)
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04
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paintings on the theme of the Illustrated Biographies of His Life (仏伝図)
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04
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Kāśyapa image
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04
)
measurements
(
09
)
Postancient Buddhist Culture in Central Asia : vol.4
[8]
Scenes of Reincarnation into the Six Destinies
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01
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Floor-plan of Cave 8
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01
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frieze murals
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04
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Cliffs on the northern shore of the Muzalt River
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04
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murals belonging to the second phase
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04
)
Jâtaka Tales
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04
)
Preaching Scenes
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04
)
images of donors
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04
)
Postancient Buddhist Culture in Central Asia : vol.5
[1]
painted boards
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04
)
Ancient Kucha : vol.1
[11]
ceiling painting
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02
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murals belonging to the first phase
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04
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central pillar caves
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04
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Jâtaka Tales (本生図)
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04
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paintings on the theme of the Preaching Scenes (説法図, or 因縁仏伝図)
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04
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painted images
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04
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Line Drawing by Grünwedel
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04
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line drawings
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04
)
paintings brought back to Germany
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04
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murals
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09
)
Wall Painting
(
10
)
Chotscho : vol.1
[6]
Image of Vaiśravaṇa
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01
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Precious Flower Pattern
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01
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Praņidhi Scene
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01
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Mural in Bezeklik Cave 9
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01
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Floor Plan of Cave 9
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01
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Layout of the Murals in Cave 9
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01
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Photographic Journal : vol.1
[3]
Crossing Street Tower
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08
)
Beijing
(
09
)
Shanghai
(
09
)
Innermost Asia : vol.1
[3]
Photo
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08
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Photo
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08
)
Ruin of Muhammadan Tomb in Khara-Khoto
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10
)
Innermost Asia : vol.3
[23]
A mural which Stein obtained in Mazar-tagh
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02
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Sui era (隋) piece of silk fabric with pearl medallion patterns
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02
)
Sketch Plan of Ruined Town of Khara-Khoto
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08
)
sketch plan of site of Khara-Khoto
(
08
)
pictures of the excavated antiquities
(
08
)
Fragments of Glazed Pottery, Porcelain, etc.
(
08
)
Plans and Sections of Stūpas and Shrines
(
08
)
Blockprints on Paper
(
08
)
Standing Figures of Bodhisattvas
(
08
)
Standing Guardians of the Temple
(
08
)
Heads of Buddha
(
08
)
Portions of Stucco Armour
(
08
)
Western Xia language
(
08
)
Sketch Plan of Kara-Khōja by Stein
(
10
)
Ancient Cemetery of Astāna
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10
)
Clay Figures
(
10
)
Silk Paintings
(
10
)
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
(
10
)
Painted Image of Chinese Mythological Gods of Fuxi and Nvwa from Astāna Cemetery
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10
)
Floor Plan
(
10
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Sketch Plan
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10
)
Photo
(
10
)
Detailed Map of Niya Site
(
10
)
Innermost Asia : vol.4
[1]
Map
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08
)
History of an Italian Science Expedition to Himalayas, Kharakhorum and Chinese Turkistan(1913-1914) : vol.1
[1]
Karakorum Mountains
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09
)
Buried Treasures of Chinese Turkestan : vol.1
[3]
Original Text
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01
)
Display Layout of the Berlin Ethnological Museum Prior to Air Raids
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01
)
Kumtura Thousand Buddha Caves
(
10
)
Archaeological Researches in Sinkiang : vol.1
[1]
petrographs
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02
)
Explorations in Turkestan 1903 : vol.1
[1]
Tian Shan Mountains
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10
)
Explorations in Turkestan : Expedition of 1904 : vol.1
[1]
Anau Mounds
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02
)
Explorations in Turkestan : Expedition of 1904 : vol.2
[1]
horse bones
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02
)
Land and People in East Turkistan : vol.1
[1]
Chinese-style Wall Paintings
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10
)
Ancient Khotan : vol.1
[10]
Dandān-Uiliq
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03
)
Buddhist temple ruins
(
03
)
Interpretation of Characters
(
03
)
Interpretation of Characters
(
03
)
Turdi, One of the Treasure Finders Who Participated in Stein’s Expedition
(
09
)
Dandān-Uiliq
(
09
)
Photo of Yōtkan
(
09
)
Muztagh-Ata
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10
)
Relief Sculptures of Buddhas
(
10
)
Ruined House
(
10
)
Ancient Khotan : vol.2
[22]
wooden slip
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02
)
The document inscribed in ink
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02
)
wooden slips found at the N.xv.324 site
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02
)
Map
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03
)
Buddhist temple ruins and monk dwellings
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03
)
paintings on wooden boards
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03
)
Buddha Seated on Pedastal
(
03
)
Seated Buddha
(
03
)
Beings Born Transformationally from Lotus Flower
(
03
)
square center pillar layout
(
03
)
colored illustration painted on a wooden board
(
03
)
wooden boards
(
03
)
Mural in the Cella
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03
)
Sanskrit
(
03
)
Brāhmī
(
03
)
Document Photograph
(
03
)
Document Photograph
(
03
)
Qianyuan Zhongbao (乾元重宝)
(
03
)
Pieces of Terracottas Excavated from Yōtkan
(
09
)
Plan of Ruined Vihāra
(
10
)
Head of Buddha
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10
)
Endere Fort
(
10
)
Serindia : vol.1
[7]
Stūpa and Surroundings
(
06
)
Photos of M.III-VI
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07
)
Photo
(
07
)
Painting of Vishvantara Offering a White Elephant
(
07
)
Remains of Colossal Stucco Images of Seated Buddhas
(
07
)
Heads of Buddha Dropped Between the Laps
(
07
)
Photo
(
07
)
Serindia : vol.2
[12]
small cave
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05
)
Wang Yuanlu
(
05
)
North District
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05
)
100 years ago
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05
)
Mogao Grottoes in 1907
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05
)
Rows of Cave Shrines with Decayed Porches
(
05
)
cave interior
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05
)
Sahasrabhuja Image Painted in Cave 3
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05
)
Painting of Zhang Yichao’s Troops on the South Wall in Cave 156
(
07
)
Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes
(
09
)
Photo
(
09
)
Yumen Guan or Jade Gate Pass
(
09
)
Serindia : vol.3
[11]
Site Plan by Stein
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06
)
Site Plan of Mīran Ruins
(
07
)
Plan and Elevation of Ruined Shrine M.III
(
07
)
Plan
(
07
)
Map
(
09
)
Muhammadan Tombs in Tumshuk
(
10
)
Floor Plan
(
10
)
Distant View
(
10
)
Distant View
(
10
)
Interior of a Cave
(
10
)
Panoramic View
(
10
)
Serindia : vol.4
[10]
Winged Angel
(
07
)
Painting of Buddha and the Disciples
(
07
)
Fragments of Murals
(
07
)
Colossal Head of Buddha in Stucco
(
07
)
Tibetan Documents
(
07
)
Wall Paintings
(
10
)
Documents on Rectangular Tablets
(
10
)
Documents on Double-Wedge Tablets
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10
)
Sogdian
(
10
)
Manichaean Khuastuanift Text in Turkish from Dunhuang
(
10
)
Ancient Buddhist Temples in Chinese Turkistan : vol.1
[3]
Distant View of the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
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01
)
Sketch of the Bezeklik Cave drawn by the German Expedition Team
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01
)
drawings
(
09
)
The Cave-Temples of Tun-Huang : vol.1
[1]
The Expedition of Zhang Yichao 張儀潮統軍出行図
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02
)
Shiji : Records of the Grand Historian : vol.123
[2]
Shiji, “Dayuan-liezhuan”
(
02
)
Records of the Grand Historian Accounts of the Ferghana
(
06
)
Hanshu : History of the Former Han Dynasty : vol.96 top
[1]
Hanshu, “Xiyu zhuan”
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02
)
Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.6
[1]
Kunlun Mountains
(
10
)
Table of Content
Central Asian Buddhism: Turfan and the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
The Horses of the Steppe: The Mongolian Horse and the Blood-Sweating Stallions
Following in the Footsteps of Xuanzang: Aurel Stein and Dandān-Uiliq
The Transmission of Buddhist Culture: The Kizil Grottoes and the Great Translator Kumārajīva
The Allure of Dunhuang: The Mogao Grottoes
Hedin, the Man Who Solved the Mystery of the Wandering Lake: Lop Nor and Lou-lan
A Lesser Known Route: the Qinghai Route
Ethnic Consciousness Seen Through the Letters: Khara-Khoto and Western Xia Characters
Explorers: The Race for Information and Honor
An Overview of the Silk Road: Time, Space and Themes
Index
List of Figures
List of Books
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