Li Sheng / Buddha's Conversion of the Five Bhiksu / mid-14th Century

Li Sheng
Buddha's Conversion of the Five Bhiksu
mid-14th Century
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Creator Name: Li, Sheng
Creator Nationality: Chinese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1584 - 1639
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Li Sheng
Title: Buddha's Conversion of the Five Bhiksu
Title Type: Primary
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Creation Start Date: 1340
Creation End Date: 1370
Creation Date: mid-14th Century
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: handscroll, ink on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 26.7cm x 110.5cm
Inscriptions: Artist's signature and seal: Tzu-yün-sheng, Li Sheng signed. [seal] Li Tzu-yün shih.4 colophons and 12 additional seals: The "Heart" Sutra (Maha Prajnaparamita) text written by Wu Yü-ch'ing (early 15th c.); 2 seals of Hsü Ch'ien-hsüeh (1631-1694); 3 colophons, one dated 1929 and two dated 1936, and 9 seals of Wu Hu-fan; 1 colophon, dated 1932, of Ch'en Tieh-yeh; 1 seal unidentified.
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1997.92
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
AMICA ID: CMA_.1997.92
AMICA Library Year: 2000
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