id:			163106
accession number:	2004.1.1
share license status:	CC0
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Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 1, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album, ink on paper; sheet: 34.2 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 in.); mounted: 38.9 x 41.5 cm (15 5/16 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange) 2004.1.1

title:				Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 1
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series in original language:	佛道主題畫冊
creation date:			1200s
creation date earliest:		1200
creation date latest:		1299
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)
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culture:	China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
technique:	Album, ink on paper
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Album leaf
type:		Painting
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measurements: Sheet: 34.2 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 in.); Mounted: 38.9 x 41.5 cm (15 5/16 x 16 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Wang Hui 王翬 [1632–1717]
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	Li Jiale 李嘉樂 [jinshi of 1863]
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	Zhu Hang 朱沆 [active 19th century]
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	Dr. F. R. (Fredrik Robert) Martin [1868–1933], Stockholm, Sweden, and Munich, Germany
	date: 1910-?
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	Mrs. L. M. Morris [20th century], England
	date: ?-1947
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	(Sotheby's, London, sale, 25 March 1947, lot 118, sold to Stephen Junkunc III)
	date: 1947
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	István “Stephen" Junkunc III [1904-1978], by descent to his son Stephen Junkunc IV
	date: 1947-78
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	(Stephen Junkunc IV [b. 1937], Miami, FL, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: 1978-2004
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2004-
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fun fact:
A pot of purple crepe myrtle blossoms (<em>ziwei</em> 紫微) is directly before the Ziwei Emperor 紫微大帝.

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wall description:
Leaf 1 portrays one of the three supreme deities in the Daoist religion. Dressed in a garment and hat similar to that of an earthly emperor, this heavenly being holds a tablet in a posture also reminiscent of a mortal ruler. He is shaded by a pair of fans, surrounded by female consorts and their maidens, and attended by minister-like figures on both sides. Again, as seen in the mundane world, two guards holding weapons stand immediately in front of and below the platform that supports this majestic figure. Despite the symmetry and hierarchical composition, the whole scene comes alive in a wonderful sense of clarity and subtlety. Sketched in fine lines and evincing a wonderful sense of flow, especially in the draperies, the figural group is fully integrated in an architectural setting that is just as exquisite.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Martin, F. R. <em>Zeichnungen nach Wu tao-tze aus der götter- und sagenwelt Chinas</em>. München: F. Bruckmann a.g, 1913.
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	Christie, Manson &amp; Woods International Inc. <em>Fine Chinese Ceramics, Paintings and Works of Art</em>. 21 September 2000. Lot 204.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 141-46
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	"Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2003-2004." <em>Archives of Asian Art</em> 56 (2006): pp. 109-32.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 113, fig. 6
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	Chung, Anita. "Re-emergence: New Chinese Galleries and Art Acquisitions of The Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>Orientations</em> vol 44 no. 8 (November/December 2013): 64-75.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 65, fig. 2
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	Chou, Ju-hsi and Anita Chung. <em>Silent poetry: Chinese paintings from the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2015.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 174-195
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