Stories About Deity Tianhou and Her Miracles–1: Miraculous Birth
Artist
Lu Can
(Chinese, 1740 - 1812)
Place of OriginChina
Date1765
DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736-1795)
MaterialsInk and colors on paper
DimensionsOverall: H. 22 1/2 in × W. 34 3/16 in (57.2 cm × 86.8 cm)
Image: H. 19 1/16 in × W. 32 3/16 in (48.4 cm × 81.8 cm)
Image: H. 19 1/16 in × W. 32 3/16 in (48.4 cm × 81.8 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Trust of Dorothy Yates Foster
Object number1997.16.1
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
On viewSignedSeal：“陸燦”白文方印；“星山”朱文方印。
Inscribed補陀錫胤 林氏世有盛德，父都巡公、母王夫人禱於觀世音，乞廣賢裔。其夕母夢菩薩賜一藥丸而有娠，遂生天后。其生也有自來，人因以為大士後身。
approx. 975-1025
1882
