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Samantabhadra on an Elephant with Two Attendants

Samantabhadra on an Elephant with Two Attendants

1392–1910
Painting only: 52.7 x 28 cm (20 3/4 x 11 in.); Overall: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The oval face with the pointy chin and wide forehead is a typical depiction of women in 19th-century paintings like this one.

Description

By the late 18th century, subjects that deal with Daoist immortals and their fantasy stories were increasingly chosen for paintings. For their wish-granting message, Daoist figure paintings such as this one were often commissioned to celebrate festive occasions. Judging from its dimension, this paining may have been part of either a small-size multi-panel folding screen or a large-size album that depicts a series of Daoist immortals and Buddhist deities.
  • ?-1915
    (Jean Lawson, New York, NY, sold to the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust as gift for the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1915-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Yi, Hong-joo. “Polychrome Figure Paintings of 17th-18th Joseon Korea [17-18세기 조선의 工筆 彩色人物畵 연구].” Misulsahak yeongu (2010): 5-47. www.dbpia.co.kr
    Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2014.
    Cho, In-soo. "Taoism and Folk Painting of the Joseon Dynasty [조선시대 도교와 민간회화]."Hanguk minhwa (2016): 6-29. www.dbpia.co.kr
    Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 186-187, no. 116
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