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Painting1073/1

Painting depicting two figures at the centre, one with a round white face, the other with a square black face, both with large eyes and striped necklaces. They are flanked by two smaller standing figures, each with four arms, and there is an arc of multicoloured figures at the top, each in a cartouche shape. At the bottom of the painting, two four-legged creatures with tails and manes face outwards with a cylindrical object (a Lingum ?) in between them. Floral motif border in black, light blue and red.

Culture
South India ?
Made in
India
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/18

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and his sense of equity deterring him from wrongful gain. A male figure in yellow and gold robes with a blue border stands pointing at an object with three legs. Standing with him is a man in blue robes, and two young men. They are standing on a grassy hill with a tree as well as blue and green rocky outcroppings. The background is composed of off-white and dark pink clouds, blue sky, and blue, green and grey mountains. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/16

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun selecting a scenic site for nestling perfection. Two men and two young men are standing together to one side of the painting with another man standing opposite, arms raised, outside a building on green grass with trees as well as blue and green rocky outcroppings. The background is composed of off-white and dark pink clouds, blue sky, as well as blue, green and grey mountains. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/14

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun seeking a master and taking up a study of the Way. Two male figures are seated inside a building with three young male figures standing to either side. One of the seated figures has his hands clasped, and the other is holding a piece of paper with text and has a cylindrical object beside him. The building is at the edge of a cliff with trees and green and blue rocky outcroppings. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/94

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun using a talisman to keep Lake Po[yang] in check: a figure on a cliff above rough waters is holding an oblong object with his sword stuck in the ground in front of him and a building in the background, and to the side are two other figures wading in water holding a long rectangular object with geometirc markings while a figure in blue robes points a sword towards the water and another figure in pink with a sword on his back stands beside him. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/92

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and eight ropes binding the veins. A seated figure is flanked by two groups of warriors holding swords, there are several figures pulling on chain-like ropes attached to the base of a tall object with a rounded tip set inside a rectangular base, and six figures in pairs transporting lengths of chain-like rope on sticks with the roofs of three houses in the foreground and pink and off-white clouds set against a grey sky in the background. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/88

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the aberrants turning into bottle-gourds. Three warriors are depicted running through water with swords, and several male figures, the most prominent in green and gold robes with a black border, watching them from under a tree on a hill. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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The Great Garuda, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, NepalM5069

Painting depicting a Kathmandu scene with three figures beside a light green statue of Garuda in the foreground, and people sitting in front of steps with umbrellas with a goat standing on the steps above them in the background, surrounded by buildings and blue sky.

Culture
English
Made in
Kathmandu, Nepal ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/120

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting the episodic vestiges of the disciples of the Perfected Lord, ex post facto. Six male figures are depicted, each with two faint Chinese characters to the left of their head. From left to right the figures are: a man in light blue-green robes with a blue border and a small light blue-green head ornament; a man in blue and gold robes with a black border and a black headdress; a man in light pink robes with a blue border and a small brown head ornament; a man in light yellow robes with a black border; a small light yellow hair ornament, and a mace(?) with white hair attached to the top; and a man in green and gold robes with a blue border standing in profile. There is a red seal in the bottom left-hand corner. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Zhenxian shiji (Episodic Vestiges of the Perfected Transcendent)1018/119

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting the episodic vestiges of the disciples of the Perfected Lord, ex post facto. Six male figures are depicted, each with two faint Chinese characters to the left of their head. From left to right the figures are: a man in light blue robes with a blue and yellow border wearing a small headdress and holding a fan(?) in his left hand; a male figure with light purple robes and a small yellow hat; a male figure with green and gold robes that have a blue border and a black headdress; a man wearing yellow robes with a blue border and a dark grey hat; and a man wearing red and gold robes with a blue border and a small white head ornament. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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