album; painting; 繪畫(Chinese) BM-1919-0101-0.177.1-3

Period:Tang dynasty Production date:9thC
Materials:paper, 紙 (Chinese),
Technique:painted
Subjects:child bird spirit 兒童 (Chinese) 鳥 (Chinese) 神靈 (Chinese) cat
Dimensions:Height: 33 centimetres Width: 8 centimetres (each leaf)

Description:
Three album leaves from pothi, painted on front and reverse, showing spirits with animal or bird heads (a bull, a deer, a cat and another feline creature, a crow and a rooster). There is a child with each spirit. Chinese and Khotanese inscriptions, one of which reveals that there were originally sixteen spirits in all. Ink and colour on paper.
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