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Source Description
The book "Journey to the West," published in the late 16th century, is a combination of fact, fancy, and allegory that tells of the adventures of a Chinese Buddhist monk who goes on a search for Buddhist scriptures. The monk first encounters the main figure in this statue, Sha Wùjìng, as a demon guarding a river. Sha Wùjìng eventually becomes the third of the monk's three helpers. The first (a small figure on the right) is a monkey; the second (on the left) has the face of a pig.The tile is glazed in dark, crackled and mottled greens and browns.
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Document identity
localId
33002
label
Architectural Tile with Sha Wùjìng
core
obj
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sculpture
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
33002
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Architectural Tile with Sha Wùjìng
description
The book "Journey to the West," published in the late 16th century, is a combination of fact, fancy, and allegory that tells of the adventures of a Chinese Buddhist monk who goes on a search for Buddhist scriptures. The monk first encounters the main figure in this statue, Sha Wùjìng, as a demon guarding a river. Sha Wùjìng eventually becomes the third of the monk's three helpers. The first (a small figure on the right) is a monkey; the second (on the left) has the face of a pig.The tile is glazed in dark, crackled and mottled greens and browns.
provenance
Edward Bassett, London [date and mode of aquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century (Ming)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
tiles
statues
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 23 1/4 in. (59 cm)
Source extras
cul
Chinese
dynasty
Ming [Ming] Dynasty
med
stoneware with glaze
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6238
collection_ids
CHN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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921cd068f21efb1f