Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 3
Unknown Artist
1200s
Medium
Album, ink on paper
Dimensions
39 × 41.4 cm · sheet: 34.3 × 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
2004.1.3
About this artwork
This extraordinary album has 50 paintings on a variety of religious subjects. They were likely created by several master craftsmen to share with studio apprentices as models for fulfilling commissions. The Jade Emperor and the Daoist pantheon make up the first 26 leaves. On this leaf, the fourth in the album, the Jade Emperor 玉帝 rides over a cloud in his chariot surrounded by his retinue. The next 14 leaves portray the Buddhist Ten Kings of Hell administering punishments to the dead. The third s...