Numinous Treasure Emissaries, 16th century, 87 7/16 x 41 7/16 in. ( x cm) (image, sight)91 7/16 x 45 7/16 in. ( x cm) (outer frame), Ink, colors and gold on silk, China, 16th century, This colorful painting bears an inscription in a red cartouche in the upper left identifying the two persons depicted as 'numinous treasure emissaries who transmit speech, riding on a tiger and dragon.' Numinous treasures refers to Daoist scriptures, the blue books being carried down from heaven by attendants of the two emissaries who themselves are carried on a tiger and dragon

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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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