A PAIR OF LARGE PAINTINGS WITH DEITIES

17TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF LARGE PAINTINGS WITH DEITIES
17th century
Each finely painted on cloth in a wide range of colours, with processions of standing Immortals carrying banners on three levels, among wisps of clouds, some cracks and slight tears
each 71 x 34 in. (180 x 86 cm.), gilt wood and glass frames (2)

Sale room notice

The dimensions should read 71 x 34 in. (180 x 86 cm.)

Lot Essay

Paintings of this type are normally dated to the 16th and 17th centuries, and belong to the group of Buddhist Land and Water, or Shuilu, ritual sets of paintings. The inscriptions in the banners preceding the deities names each group.

A similar single painting was sold in our New York Rooms, 22 March 1999, lot 129.

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