Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 15
1204
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1204
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 15 is a 1204 unspecified by Unknown, a ming_painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see six figures in bright robes and armor marching in two rows across a thin paper leaf. The four at the front hold swords and banners; the two at the back wear plain caps and carry scrolls. This is a page from a 1200s Chinese album showing Daoist gods as if they were generals and officials. The artist gave each deity a different face and pose, so you can tell them apart even though their names are written in tiny script. To see more paintings like this, look up subject: china, southern song dynasty (1127-1279).
