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85-37-42
From: China | Sichuan | Leshan
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 85-37-42 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China | Sichuan | Leshan |
| Date Made | 1930's |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Ink | Rice Paper |
| Iconography | Monster Mask | Roof Tile |
| Description | Monster Mask from Tomb M1 from Mahao, Leshan. This tomb has two tomb passages cut into the rear of the antechamber. The lintel of the opening of the passage on the left has a Buddha, and the lintel of the passage on the right has this monster mask. It is reasonable to suppose that the purposes of the two are similar, which substantiates the idea that images of the Buddha do not necessitate the appearance of strict Buddhist practice among locals of the region. Black ink on rice paper. From Han tomb reliefs. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Anneliese Gutkind-Bulling, 1985 |
| Other Number | 45 - Other Number |
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