Fresco Fragment

C455

From: China | Henan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number C455
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese | Buddhist
Provenience China | Henan
Period Song Dynasty | Southern Song Dynasty | Yuan Dynasty
Date Made Late Song Dynasty - Yuan Dynasty
Section Asian
Materials Paint | Stucco | Clay | Gypsum | Plaster
Technique Fresco
Iconography Child | Devotee | Dish
Description

Fragment of a fresco from a Buddhist temple wall painting. A child stands holding a dish. The figure is dressed in robes and his head is shaved. Fresco is mounted and framed.

Credit Line Purchased from C. T. Loo, 1925

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