Color woodblock print on paper by Zhang Dingnan (also known as Chang Ting-nan) after ancient Buddhist mural designs from the Dunhuang Caves, published by Jung Pao Chai in Peking around 1953.

Vertical composition presenting two stacked circular mandala motifs, each structured around a central lotus rosette surrounded by concentric bands of floral scrolls, dots, and geometric ornament in shades of blue, teal, rose, black, and cream.

The design derives from centuries-old fresco decorations in the Mogao and Yulin grottoes at Dunhuang, where such painted aureoles or halos adorned the ceilings and walls surrounding sacred Buddhist figures.

Medium and production: traditional multi-color woodcut printing on moderately thick off-white paper, issued as part of the portfolio Mural Paintings of the Tunhuang Caves created to document and preserve historic cave paintings.

Subject and theme: Buddhism, mandalas, lotus symbolism, and Chinese decorative pattern design, suited to collections of religious art, Asian illustration, and mid-twentieth-century woodblock prints.

Presentation: print mounted behind a narrow cream mat within a dark blue textured outer mat and housed in a simple silver-tone metal frame with a flat fiberboard back, suitable for wall display or future conservation framing.

Actual Measurements: overall frame 16.25 in x 20.25 in.