The series Collected Works of Dunhuang Art is the first set of picture books published by the Research Institute of Dunhuang Cultural Relics in 1957 to 1959. Thirteen volumes were planned for publishing(though only twelve volumes were published), the full set containing 270 pictures of wall paintings and plates of statues and, adding the prefaces of each volume, text totaling 50,000 words. Including both essays and illustrations, this series well introduces Dunhuang cave art and represents the academic level of the Research Institute of Dunhuang Cultural Relics at that time. This paper examines the contents, value, and publishing context of the series.
