Celestial Worthy Taiyi Who Delivers from Suffering, Hanging Scroll

A hanging scroll shows a Daoist celestial figure in flowing white and red robes, with a dark halo behind the head, raising one hand in a gesture while mounted on a fierce beast draped in a patterned cloth. The figure is centered against a dark brown silk ground painted in ink and color.

Artist

Unknown

Date

13th-14th century

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1003 × 2002 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art