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Showing results for "Gift of Harold Phillip Stern, presented in memory of Archibald Gibson Wenley" in Credit Line.

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Title
Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
This is a long horizontal scroll with several calligraphic inscriptions on the right portion of the paper. On the left are 3 figural scenes. The one closest to the writing shows a male figure wearing a large headdress seated in the lotus position within a circle. Next there is a figure with four arms who stands on the back of a dragon. Two people stand on either side- one a short blue-skinned man who holds a bowl and the other a smaller figure who holds a brush and paper. The third scene shows a male figure, seated in the lotus position, who holds a sword, a wheel, a brush and paper in his four hands.
Century
14th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1300-1335
Accession Number
1964/2.104
Medium and Support
handscroll, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 53.13305
Credit Line
Gift of Harold Phillip Stern, presented in memory of Archibald Gibson Wenley
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