Dunhuang Bi Hua Xuan. - Mural Paintings of the Tunhuang Caves. 6 text sheets (including 3 multilingual index sheets and explanations in English, French and Russian, and 3 in Chinese), 24 colour plates after murals from the caves of Tunhuang, 43 x 41.5 cm. Lots of sheets in 2 illustrated envelopes (this is leeched, tanned and with cracks). Beijing around 1952-1954. Attractive reproduction of the famous murals of the Mogao grottos near Dunhuang on the Silk Road. The colourful panels show Buddhist frescoes from the extensive complex of several hundred cave temples in the Chinese province of Gansu. With explanations in Chinese, English, French and Russian. – 2 (of 3) parts. Tables clean and well preserved, in fresh color.