Painting
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Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- 9 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
This painting was probably once hung in a temple in China. There is strong evidence to suggest that Sir Francis Henry May, Governor of Hong Kong 1913-1919, bought it to the UK. It is an example of 'foreign religions iconography' that interested the Christian clergy in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Representations of Daoist deities, shown in five rows, were popular with followers of the Daoist religion. At the very top are the ‘Three Purities’, while in the bottom row is the judgement of human beings.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- FE.55-2003
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 9 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
