Minneapolis Institute of Art

Altar Frontal

China

Date

early 17th century

Medium

silk tapestry (kesi)

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The upper section of this altar frontal depicts a sun disk flanked by Manchurian cranes in a field of clouds. The main section boasts a large dragon in a celestial landscape of clouds, mountains, and waves. Throughout the composition is a scattered scheme of the Eight Treasures of Buddhism, like the conch, the endless knot, the wheel of law, and the two golden fish. China, Asia

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