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Five Taoist Gods Painted on Silk browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Chinese: Pre 1837 VR: item # 300478 Please refer to our stock # 60-52 when inquiring.
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| Mounted as a hanging scroll, this Qing Dynasty painting depicts five gods, or kings, of the Taoist pantheon seated at tables on two tiers. They appear to be a tribunal in the process of proclaiming an edict. Each of the three gods on the upper tier has ink, seals and paper in front of him. The two gods on the lower level, senior members of the quintet, have only papers on their table. Calligraphy across the top identifies each as "king" and by name--Chu Tian, Wu Guan, Han Cheng, Ping Deng and Jie Lun--and each is assigned a number--two, four, six, eight and ten. Our research has not turned up, as yet, an explanation for the significance of the numbers. The painting dates to the early 19th century. Its primary blue, green and red colors, while faded over time, still are strong enough to make this a striking piece of art. Old scrolls often are heavily damaged on the edges from frequent rolling and unrolling. This painting obviously has had the scroll replaced and it now is surrounded with cream-colored silk. The painting itself and the silk it was done on both are in good condition so it could be framed or displayed as a scroll. Dimensions of painting only: height 44" (112 cm), width 26" (66 cm). Dimensions of scroll: height 70" (178 cm), width 30 1/2" (78 cm). | |||||||||||||||
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