Mural Painting Section

C494.2

From: China | Shanxi | Hongtong | Guangshengsi

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C494.2
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 Ketu | Snake | Jupiter | Peaches
Description

Ketu with a snake around his neck and Jupiter holding a plate of peaches. Part of a larger mural depicting the Buddha of Blazing Light, Tejaprabha.

Height 144.78 cm
Width 111.76 cm
Credit Line Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1926
Other Number Panel 26 - Other Number

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