Mural Painting Section

C492.1

From: China | Shanxi | Hongtong | Guangshengsi

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C492.1
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 Painted | Mural
Iconography Tejaprabha Buddha | Venus
Description

Tejaprabha's right arm and the bottom of a pipa being held by Venus. Part of a larger mural depicting the Buddha of Blazing Light, Tejaprabha.

Height 180.34 cm
Width 60.96 cm
Credit Line Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1926
Other Number Panel 10 - Other Number

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