Image: Sogdian whirl with large pipa
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Description: A dancer spins while the orchestra plays. There are three kinds of lutes in this image. The dancer has a large pipa. A smaller pipa is on the right side lower. Beside that instrument is a long-necked lute, possibly a sanxian (三弦). Mogao caves near Dunhuang―Grotto 46 Left interior wall, second panel. Also called cave 112.
Title: Sogdian whirl with large pipa
Credit: https://www.askideas.com/architecture-inside-the-mogao-caves-china/
Author: unknown painter from Mid-Tang Dynasty(A.D.762-827)
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