Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 23
Unknown Artist
1200s
Medium
Album, ink on paper
Dimensions
sheet: 34 × 38.4 cm · painting: 34.1 × 38.4 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)
Accession Number
2004.1.23
About this artwork
These six Daoist deities all carry plaques inscribed with their names. This group of six is the first set of half-officers, ranging from the first to the sixth month of the cycle. Album leaf 24 continues the series with the officers for the seventh through the twelfth months.