Altar Frontal

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Altar Frontal

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Date
early 17th century
Medium
silk tapestry (kesi)
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
16724

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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The John R. Van Derlip Fund

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