PrintsChinese20th century

Pantheon of Gods: "Tian Di Shui Fu San Yuan San Pin San Guan Da Di" ("Three Officials of the Heaven, the Earth, and the Water")

early 20th century

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; with printed inscription on the gate reading: "San Guan Tang" ("Hall of the Three Offcials"), and a couplet reading from right to left: "Chen Hun San Kou Shou; Zao Wan Yi Lu Xiang" ("Three Kowtows Every Dawn and Dusk; One Burner of Incense Every Morning and Evening"). Probably from Jiajiang, Sichuan.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: 32.1 x 18.3 cm (12 5/8 x 7 3/16 in.)

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