Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Eight Hosts of Celestial Nagas and Yakshis

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1973.70.2
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Paintings
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Name-CRT: 
China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Title: 
The Eight Hosts of Celestial Nagas and Yakshis
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
1454
Creation Start Date: 
1454
Creation End Date: 
1454
Materials and Techniques: 
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Style or Period Terms: 
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Dimensions: 
Overall: 141cm x 79.2cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1973.70.2
Credit Line: 
John L. Severance Fund
Inscriptions: 
1 seal of the Ching-t'ai emperor (r. 1450-56) and 1 inscription on each painting: [upper right corner] Offered on the third day of the eighth month, the fifth year of Ching-t'ai [1454] of the Great Ming Dynasty. [seal] Kuang-yün chih-pao. [lower left corner] By imperial order, directed and supervised by the Senior Eunuchs of the Directorate of Imerial Household Service, Shang I and Wang Ch'in.
Rights: 
Provenance: 
S. Yabumoto Co.
Link to Work: 
CMA_.1973.70.1
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1973.70.2.tif