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Add MS 14841
- Record Id:
- 032-002086513
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002086513
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000052.0x000181
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 14841
- Title:
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Coloured drawings of Chinese deities by Chinese artists, with the names in Chinese.
[Cai hui shen xiang ji]. [彩繪神像集].
- Scope & Content:
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Chinese drawings illustrating Buddhist and Taoist deities, in a combination of religious drama and religious figure painting.
The second half of the item shows handwritten captions of the images, in the hand of Tsaou Seensang.
23 drawings. 10 drawings are covering two pages (465 x 443 mm). The remaining 13 drawings are smaller and covering only 1 page (260 x 310 mm).
Empire of China: Drawings of Chinese Deities, the costume, manners, animals, flowers, insects, etc.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
Chinese Manuscripts - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002086513", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 14841: Coloured drawings of Chinese deities by Chinese artists, with the names in Chinese. [Cai hui shen xiang ji]. [彩繪神像集]." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002086513
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002086513
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (23 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Chinese
- Scripts:
- Chinese
- Start Date:
- 1844
- End Date:
- 1844
- Date Range:
- before 1844
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- China
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: ink on paper.
Dimensions: 333 x 512 mm
Binding: originally stitched binding, now Western-style leather binding.
Covers: blue stamped leather cover with black leather spine, gold tooling.
Spine: the spine reports a title in French: Divinités Chinoises. 23 peintures.
- Former Internal References:
- 469.d.r
62 f.
Or.56.d - Source of Acquisition:
- Purchase of Payne and Foss, 1844.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Empire of China