Object Number | C453 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chinese | Buddhist |
Provenience | China | Henan |
Period | Song Dynasty | Yuan Dynasty |
Date Made | Southern Song Dynasty - Yuan Dynasty |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Paint | Plaster |
Technique | Fresco |
Iconography | Child | Devotee | Vase | Fungus |
Description | Fresco painting fragment from Buddhist temple. Standing child holds vase with fungus. The figure wears long robes and the head is shaved. This painting is a small part of a much larger mural from a Buddhist temple. The figure holds a vase containing a brown fungus associated with longevity and immortality. Fresco is mounted and framed. |
Height | 112 cm |
Width | 41 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1925 |
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