Painting: man being summoned to Paradise

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Object Number 999-19-60/14572

Display Title Painting: man being summoned to Paradise

Descriptions

Object Description Painting on sheet; man in mandarin robe carrying scroll and two attendants descending on cloud from Paradise (the West) to summon the man in green. Figure to far left with two fangs is ghost. Figure in pointed cap is unidentified. Made for export.

Inventory Description Painting, man being summoned to Paradise

Classification

Painting

Subject

Afterlife
Ghost
Death

Department Prints and Drawings

Date 19th century

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Asia / China / <State> / <County> / Canton

Materials Watercolor Gouache Pith Medium weight wove paper

Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 33.8 cm (8 7/8 x 13 5/16 in.)

Quantity 1

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