Mural Painting

C688.14

From: China | Shanxi | Hongtong | Guangshengsi

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C688.14
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese | Buddhist
Provenience China | Shanxi | Hongtong | Guangshengsi
Period Ming Dynasty
Date Made ca. 1476
Section Asian
Materials Mud | Seeds | Straw | Leaves | Tempera
Technique Mural | Painted
Iconography Medicine Buddha | Bhaisajyaguru | Bodhisattva
Description

Single panel from a wall mural depicting a Bodhisattva with halo on the left and the right knee of the Medicine Buddha. Part of a larger mural depicting the Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru.

Height 91.44 cm
Width 177.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1927

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