Description
This section of the Daoist pantheon depicts six generals, five of whom are identifiable by inscriptions. Starting from the right, they are Guan Yü 關羽, Zhang Bo 張渤, a general whose label has been lost, Ma Lingyao 馬靈耀, Zhou Guangze 周廣澤, and Zhao Gongming 趙公明. The generals, clad in military gear and wielding weapons, command spirit armies to intimidate and destroy demons that cause sickness and misfortune.
Provenance
Wang Hui 王翬 [1632–1717]; Li Jiale 李嘉樂 [jinshi of 1863]; Zhu Hang 朱沆 [active 19th century]; Dr. F. R. (Fredrik Robert) Martin [1868–1933], Stockholm, Sweden, and Munich, Germany (1910–?); Mrs. L. M. Morris [20th century], England (?–1947); (Sotheby's, London, sale, 25 March 1947, lot 118, sold to Stephen Junkunc III) (March 25, 1947); István “Stephen" Junkunc III [1904–1978], by descent to his son Stephen Junkunc IV (1947–78); (Stephen Junkunc IV [b. 1937], Miami, FL, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (1978–2004); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2004–)
Accession Number
2004.1.12
Medium
Album, ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 34.2 x 38.4 cm (13 7/16 x 15 1/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou and Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)
