Mural Painting Section

C494.3

From: China | Shanxi | Hongtong | Guangshengsi

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C494.3
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 Sun
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Body and clasped hands of the Sun. Part of a larger mural depicting the Buddha of Blazing Light, Tejaprabha.

Height 190.5 cm
Width 55.88 cm
Credit Line Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1926
Other Number Panel 27 - Other Number

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