Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 21
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 21 is a 1204 unspecified by Unknown, a ming_painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a line of nine figures in flowing robes, each holding a different object—a sword, a fan, a scroll—marching across a blank page. These are the Nine Brilliant Constellations, gods from Daoist belief. The artist drew them to guide rituals or teach stories, not just to decorate. The same gods later appeared in Buddhist art, showing how ideas traveled between faiths. Look up *china, southern song dynasty (1127-1279)* to see more works from this time.
