Period:Ming dynasty Production date:16thC
Materials:bronze
Technique:cast, painted,
Subjects:landscape immortal pavilion
Dimensions:Height: 117 centimetres Width: 112 centimetres
Description:
Temple group (sculpture). Leaping figure of Zhenwu on a tortoise shown on a craggy hillside with dragon-headed figures below him. Other small figures and pavilions. Made of cast and traced painted bronze.
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Comments:It is likely this figure group was made in the Jiajing era (1522-66) when so many of the temples in Wudang shan in Hubei province were repaired. Many of the original temples were built in the Yongle era (1403-1424) Bronze mountain group, possibly Wudang shan, with Zhenwu, on a tortoise and snake, and five dragon-headed attendantsMing dynasty, 17th century ADOA 1990.12-19.1The Lord of the Profound Heaven, also known as Zhenwu (“truly military”), strikes a fierce martial pose, derived from the operatic conventions. Zhenwu was honoured as a deity who protected against bandits. The cult on Zhenwu was centred on Wudangshan, a mountain which was originally associated with five dragons. Their temple, the Wulonggong, became assimilated into the Zhenwu cult and they are here portrayed in homage to Zhenwu.
Materials:bronze
Technique:cast, painted,
Subjects:landscape immortal pavilion
Dimensions:Height: 117 centimetres Width: 112 centimetres
Description:
Temple group (sculpture). Leaping figure of Zhenwu on a tortoise shown on a craggy hillside with dragon-headed figures below him. Other small figures and pavilions. Made of cast and traced painted bronze.
IMG
Comments:It is likely this figure group was made in the Jiajing era (1522-66) when so many of the temples in Wudang shan in Hubei province were repaired. Many of the original temples were built in the Yongle era (1403-1424) Bronze mountain group, possibly Wudang shan, with Zhenwu, on a tortoise and snake, and five dragon-headed attendantsMing dynasty, 17th century ADOA 1990.12-19.1The Lord of the Profound Heaven, also known as Zhenwu (“truly military”), strikes a fierce martial pose, derived from the operatic conventions. Zhenwu was honoured as a deity who protected against bandits. The cult on Zhenwu was centred on Wudangshan, a mountain which was originally associated with five dragons. Their temple, the Wulonggong, became assimilated into the Zhenwu cult and they are here portrayed in homage to Zhenwu.
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