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Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 20
1200s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This section of the Daoist pantheon portrays the three True Lords 真君: Tang Hong 唐宏, Ge Yong 真君, and Zhou Bin 周斌, who served as censors during their mortal years. Their loyal attendants help subjugate the figures at the left and are also compassionate to the common people.
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- Title: Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 20
- Date Created: 1200s
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 34.2 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 in.)
- Provenance: Wang Hui 王翬 [1632–1717], Li Jiale 李嘉樂 [jinshi of 1863], Zhu Hang 朱沆 [active 19th century], Dr. F. R. (Fredrik Robert) Martin [1868–1933], Stockholm, Sweden, and Munich, Germany, Mrs. L. M. Morris [20th century], England, (Sotheby's, London, sale, 25 March 1947, lot 118, sold to Stephen Junkunc III), István “Stephen" Junkunc III [1904-1978], by descent to his son Stephen Junkunc IV, (Stephen Junkunc IV [b. 1937], Miami, FL, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2004.1.20
- Medium: Album, ink on paper
- Series in Original Language: 佛道主題畫冊
- Fun Fact: Two attendants offer the True Lords covered plates, each containing a miniature reclining figure.
- Department: Chinese Art
- Culture: China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)
- Collection: ASIAN - Album leaf
- Accession Number: 2004.1.20
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