Mural Painting Section
| Object Number: | C493.1 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Chinese Buddhist |
| Provenience: | China Shanxi Hongtong Guangshengsi |
| Period: | Ming Dynasty |
| Date Made: | ca. 1476 |
| Early Date: | 1476 |
| Late Date: | 1496 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Mud Seeds Straw Leaves Tempera |
| Technique: | Painted Mural |
| Iconography: | Moon |
| Height: | 182.88 cm |
| Width: | 86.36 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1926 |
| Other Number: | Panel 2 - Other Number |
Description
The Moon with hands clasped and a white disc in her headdress. Part of a larger mural depicting the Buddha of Blazing Light, Tejaprabha.
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