Description:
Daoist Buddhist Painting, China, 19th/20th century, depicting the Xiyue Mountain god standing on clouds above a group of heavenly officials with attendants and a horse-headed warden, inscribed in a rectangular cartouche in the bottom right corner with information on date and donor (priest Zhen Gao),ink, color, and gold on paper, framed and glazed, painting 44 1/2 x 21 1/8 in.
Estimate $700-900
multipled creases, tears, heavy stains, loss of gilt and colors.
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Keywords
China, Xiyue Mountain, Zhen Gao, horse-headed warden, priestSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
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