Description
The upper most figure in the center of the composition is the Heavenly Lord Liu Hou 劉後. He is accompanied by five Field Marshals of the Daoist pantheon dressed in military garb are, from right to left, Yang Biao 楊滮, Ning Shikua 甯世夸, Bi Zongyuan 畢宗遠, Gou Leiji 苟雷吉, and Ren 任.
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
2004.1.16
Medium
Album, ink on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 34.3 x 38.4 cm (13 1/2 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)
