Cave Tomb Entrance with Missionary
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Title
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Cave Tomb Entrance with Missionary
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Caption
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Openings to Han Dynasty cave tombs [same tombs as #359, #360 and #362]
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Identifier
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DCG_049
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Alternative Identifier
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205, 361
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Description
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Three cave entrances are clearly visible. Their large scale is apparent by the unidentified missionary that stands on the top level of entrances. There is an alcove next to the missionary that might have a carved relief in it.
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Commentary
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This is the same cave entrance as is shown in "Opening to Multilevel Cave Tomb."
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Creator
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Graham, David Crockett
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Date Created
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1926-1928
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Location
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Qianwei, Sichuan
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Original Format
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Glass plate
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Source
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
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Provenance
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Jean Graham Brown and Dorothy Graham Edson, daughters of DCG, and Chris Hoogendyk, grandson of DCG.
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Publisher
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SIUE
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Record Date
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2025-05-27
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Contributor
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Cory Willmott
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Type
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Still Image
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References
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Graham, David Crockett (1932). The Ancient Caves of Szechwan Province, China. No.2916–From the Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol. 80, Art. 16, pp.1-13, pls. 1-16.
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Graham, David Crockett. 1928. Religion in Szechuan Province, China. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 80(4): 27-30.
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Torrance, Thomas. 1930-1931. Notes on the Cave Tombs and Ancient Burial Mounds of Western Szechwan. Journal of the West China Border Research Society 4: 88-96.
Rev. Thomas Torrance with a Han Dynasty Brick
Diagram of Interior of Cave Tombs
Cave Tomb Entrance with Chinese Man
Opening to Multilevel Cave Tomb
Clay Human Figures from Cave Tomb
