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Plate 15 from Carter 1925

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English: Plate 15 from Carter, Thomas F. (1925). The westward movement of the art of printing


PLATE 15, Fig. A. Metal Stamp for making Seated Buddhas, with Nimbus. These stamped Buddhas preceded block printing, both in China and in Central Asia. (Found at Chotscho. Height 6 cm.)


PLATE 15, Fig. B. Fragment of Roil of Stamped Buddhas. Large numbers of such rolls, impressed on thin paper, have been found in various places in Central Asia, and illustrate the way in which the Buddhist passion for reduplication prepared the way for printing. One such roll in the British Museum contains 468 impressions, all from the same stamp. (Found at Sangim ayiz, near Turfan. Size 15.5 X 22 cm.)
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Source https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.21252
Author Carter, Thomas Francis (1882-1925)

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