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佛道主題畫冊

Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 3

1200s

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China, Southern Song dynasty

(1127-1279)

Album, ink on paper

Sheet: 34.3 x 38.4 cm (13 1/2 x 15 1/8 in.)

John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange) 2004.1.3

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

A female attendant holds a tray with a rocky formation, which provides a clue to the Emperor's identity.

Description

The Jade Emperor 玉帝 rides over a cloud in his chariot surrounded by his retinue.

Provenance
Wang Hui 王翬 [1632–1717]
Li Jiale 李嘉樂 [jinshi of 1863]
Zhu Hang 朱沆 [active 19th century]
1910-?
Dr. F. R. (Fredrik Robert) Martin [1868–1933], Stockholm, Sweden, and Munich, Germany
?-1947
Mrs. L. M. Morris [20th century], England
1947-78
István “Stephen" Junkunc III [1904-1978], by descent to his son Stephen Junkunc IV
1978-2004
(Stephen Junkunc IV [b. 1937], Miami, FL, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
2004-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Citations
Martin, F. R. Zeichnungen nach Wu tao-tze aus der götter- und sagenwelt Chinas. München: F. Bruckmann a.g, 1913.
Chou, Ju-hsi and Anita Chung. Silent poetry: Chinese paintings from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015. Reproduced: pp. 174-195
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2004.1.3