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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
A RARE POLYCHROME FRESCO
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Details
A RARE POLYCHROME FRESCO
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The fresco fragment is painted with thirteen bodhisattvas standing amidst swirling clouds, each figure with an aureole around the head, and wearing long flowing robes with multiple folds.
20 x 12 ¾ in. (50.8 x 32.4 cm.) including softwood frame
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The fresco fragment is painted with thirteen bodhisattvas standing amidst swirling clouds, each figure with an aureole around the head, and wearing long flowing robes with multiple folds.
20 x 12 ¾ in. (50.8 x 32.4 cm.) including softwood frame
Provenance
Richard Bryant Hobart (1885-1963) Collection, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Dr. Woodfin Cobbs (1927-2006) Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to the late 1960s.
Dr. Woodfin Cobbs (1927-2006) Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to the late 1960s.
Exhibited
Temporary Loan, Harvard Art Museum, 5 May 1950 – 2 June 2 1950.