Homage to the Highest Power

The Daoist wall painting "Homage to the Highest Power" is a prime example of Daoist paintings in the ROM collection. The painting was created during the late Empire I of the Yuan Dynasty, c. 1271 – 1368 AD. The painting is colored pigments mixed with clay and plaster. It measures 306.5 cm high and 1042 cm in length. This painting is similar to those found in Sanqing Hall of the Yongle Monastery in Shanxi province. The Sanqing Hall paintings are dated by an inscription to 1325 AD. Based on the strong stylistic affinities, this work can also be dated to the Yuan dynasty (AD 1279–1368).

Homage to the Highest Power

The Daoist wall painting "Homage to the Highest Power" is a prime example of Daoist paintings in the ROM collection. The painting was created during the late Empire I of the Yuan Dynasty, c. 1271 – 1368 AD. The painting is colored pigments mixed with clay and plaster. It measures 306.5 cm high and 1042 cm in length. This painting is similar to those found in Sanqing Hall of the Yongle Monastery in Shanxi province. The Sanqing Hall paintings are dated by an inscription to 1325 AD. Based on the strong stylistic affinities, this work can also be dated to the Yuan dynasty (AD 1279–1368).