Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 24

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Album, ink on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

These six Daoist deities all carry plaques inscribed with their names. This leaf continues the series of half-officers for the seventh through twelfth months, ordered from right to left. Album leaf 23 has the six half-officers for the first to the sixth month of the cycle.

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