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Daoist deity of water
Daoist deity of water

Daoist deity of water

Wu Daozi (Chinese, A.D. 710–760)
first half of the 12th century
Medium/TechniqueInk, color, and gold on silk
DimensionsOverall: 231 × 77.2 cm (90 15/16 × 30 3/8 in.)
Other (Image): 125.5 x 55.9cm (49 7/16 x 22in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number12.882
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceSaid to come from the Imperial Collection. May, 1912, purchased in Beijing by Okakura Kakuzo (b. 1862 - d. 1913) for the MFA. (Accession Date: September 5, 1912)
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Restricted: For reference only
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Conservation Status: After Treatment
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