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Hi. Can someone please help with translation on base of statue please.

Thanks in advance for any help

Pic.1,
敦煌研究院设计制作
院長；樊錦詩
Designed and manufactured by Dunhuang Research Academy
Director; Fan Jinshi
Marking: 樊錦詩印　
Seal of Fan Jinshi

Pic.2,
彫塑；杜永卫
鋳造件数；2000-
外观造设计专利注冊号：006405670
Sculptor: Du Yongwei
Number of cast pieces；2000
Design registration number:006405670
Marking,
杜永衛
Du Yongwei

Pic.3,
敦煌唐代思维菩萨
Dunhuang,Tang Dynasty. Thinking Botthisatva

With regards,
I.Nagy

Improbable as it may seem to some if not most people, my first impression is that this might be a special collectable ink stick.

It's late at night so I don't have time to work through the inscriptions, but rely on others to help.

Thank you I Nagy and Mikeoz Sun for your reply and information.

Does anyone have any information on Fan Jinshi ,Du Yongwei or indeed the piece itself?

Any info would be most helpful.



Thank you in advance
i have a great start to my research now.

As usual, all thanks to the learned I Nagy, who has given us all the information available on this piece.

Fan Jinshi 樊錦詩 1938- (Female)
Graduated from Peking University, served as the president of the Dunhuang Academy (1998-2014), and is currently the honorary president and research librarian of the Dunhuang Academy, the president of the Yangtze River Civilization Archaeology Research Institute, the adjunct professor of Lanzhou University, and the doctoral supervisor of Dunhuang Studies.

Du Yongwei 杜永卫 1960-
Sculptor, successor of the intangible cultural heritage of Dunhuang painted sculptures. He has been working for more than 40 years since he was 14 years old, restoring and reproducing painted sculptures at the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Thank you I Nagy for your time and information.
It has been interesting looking up this subject and see online that Fan Jinshi has been recognized with all sorts of awards in recent years and has even had a comet named after her.

Does anyone have any information on the piece itself?.I presume it was cast between 1998 and 2014 ,while Fan Jinshi was director of Dunhuang Academy.
The design regestration number is actualy 003405370.was hard to read from the first picture.
Thank you for any information in advance

Heres an update on my research.

After alot of looking on line i could not find any other pieces of any kind by Du Yongwei which had been offered for sale, or anything indeed by Fan Jinshi.

So out of curiosity I contacted one of the main auction houses and sent them pictures of the Piece.After sending my enquiry to a specialist they said that based on the images and subject to change on inspection,that this is a contemporary work and that the sculptors work had not appeared at auction.They went on to say that they are not able to provide a value for the piece.

Also on researching and by coincidence i only realised that Fan Jinshi has a film released in China,Great love Dunhuang, about her life story.It was released over the last couple of weeks i think on 17th of this month.

I am wondering why i cannot find reference of any kind to any other pieces by the sculpter, Du Yongwei or indeed Fan Jinshi on line ,which have been offered for sale at any time.

Would love to hear if anyone has any opinions or insight into this.

Thanks again for all help

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