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Catalogue number: 3740
North Vietnam - Laos, Yao Mien, a ceremonial painting on paper of figures on horses, 19th century,
each figure holding a sword, painted in vibrant tones (some crackles to the paper)
99 x 42 cm
Provenance: Galerie Hoogenbosch, Gorredijk, 28-10-2012.
These are commissioned works. When Taoist priests were ordained, they had artists paint a full set of seventeen, so-called, Mien Fang paintings. The artist had to remain celibate for the full two months it would take to finish the works. This one is painting of such a set of seventeen.
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