Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 11 (Q60479981)

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genre: religious art (Q2864737)
artist: no value
collection: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location of final assembly: China (Q29520)
part of: Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes (Q60479937)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)

catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/2004.1.11

information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog

description: This album leaf depicts the Four Daoist Saints in martial garb from right to left: Field Marshal Tianpeng 天蓬大元帥, Vice Marshal Tianyou 天猷副元帥, True Lord Yisheng (He Who Cherishes Virtues 翊聖寶德真君), and True Lord Yousheng 祐聖真君. In addition, the painter added the figure of Cang Jie 蒼頡, the legendary inventor of written language. Marshal Tianpeng is represented in the manner of a Buddhist asura, with three faces and six arms.

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