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Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 23
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These six Daoist deities all carry plaques inscribed with their names. This group of six is the first set of half-officers, ranging from the first to the sixth month of the cycle. Album leaf 24 continues the series with the officers for the seventh through the twelfth months.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit line(佛道主題畫冊): Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 23, 1200s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Album, ink on paper; painting: 34.1 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 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), 2004.1.23