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ANONYMOUS 明 水陸畫 設色絹本 兩幅立軸
WATER AND LAND RITUAL PAINTINGS
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) 題識：天仙中斗普天列曜星君、天皇上帝聖母生震
Two hanging scrolls, ink and colour on silk 來源：歐洲私人珍藏
Inscribed with the names of the deities within the paintings
61æ x 35Ω in. (157 x 90 cm.)
(2)
£12,000-18,000 $17,000-25,000
€14,000-21,000
These paintings depict star gods of the Central Dipper, and the Sage Mother
of Thunder. They were most likely commissioned for a Water and Land ritual,
a Buddhist ceremony conducted to placate the souls of the dead. During
the Ming dynasty these Buddhist rituals also incorporated deities from the
Daoist pantheon, and from popular folk beliefs.
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