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Heavenly Paradise
Image Not Available for Heavenly Paradise

Heavenly Paradise

Artist/Maker
Date18th century
MediumHanging scroll, silk, ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 47 3/4 × 35 3/4 in. (121.3 × 90.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles L. Freer
Object number1912.35
Status
Not on view
More Information
A religious work probably intended for pious domestic display, this painting depicts a large gathering of Chinese deities and their attendants, who populate a rocky, mist-enshrouded landscape. The group includes many of the most important gods of Chinese popular religion, which combines Buddhism and the indigenous Chinese traditions of Daoism and Confucianism with the worship of gods of natural forces, sacred sites, and also human heroes who have been transformed into gods.
ProvenanceCharles L. Freer [1854-1919], Detroit, MI; by gift 1912 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Arts of Nineteenth Century China
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 12, 1973 - February 8, 1973 )
Chinese Art: Culture and Context
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 2, 2002 - June 2, 2002 )
Marking Time: Seasonal Imagery in Japanese Prints
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 9, 2016 - May 21, 2017 )
Collections
  • Asian
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