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Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 23

1200s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

These six Daoist deities all carry plaques inscribed with their names. This group of six is the first set of half-officers, ranging from the first to the sixth month of the cycle. Album leaf 24 continues the series with the officers for the seventh through the twelfth months.

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  • Title: Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 23
  • Date Created: 1200s
  • Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 34 x 38.4 cm (13 3/8 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/2004.1.23
  • Medium: Album, ink on paper
  • Series in Original Language: 佛道主題畫冊
  • 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: 2004.1.23
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