122 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4786
Description:
Mien religious painting. Red background with flowers patterns at the top. Man (Jade Emperor?) represented in the center with black dragons patterns on his coat. Two smaller men on the bottom part. Writing on the top right written with lighter color. Writing on the verso center top (Chinese?). Small rope attached to the top creating 2 little holes.
Donor:
Ann Yarwood Goldman
Collection place:
Southeast Asia
Culture or time period:
Mien
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Paper (fiber product)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Paintings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
September 30, 2011
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
whole— height 110 centimeters and whole— width 47.2 centimeters