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Feb 10, 2004
Jul 23, 2007
Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 43
佛道主題畫冊
Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Search the Mountain: Leaf 43
1200s
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China, Southern Song dynasty
(1127-1279)
Album, ink on paper
Sheet: 34.1 x 38.5 cm (13 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange) 2004.1.43
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This leaf and the one nearby belongs to a group of sketches with the theme “Clearing the Mountains” (soushan tu). The textual basis has long been lost; only the paintings survive. Here, fearsome divine soldiers fight against evil spirits depicted as animals and human-like creatures in mountains and forests.
At the lower left, a soldier attacks a ram. To the right, two soldiers attempt to subdue a tiger. Three soldiers (one wielding a sword) emerge from an opening in the cliffs.
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