DepartmentAsia
Feng Shui Cosmological Diagram and Geomantic Compass
NamePainting
CultureSan Chay (Yao)
Dateearly 20th century
Place madeNortheastern Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumPainting: paper and ink; Compass: mixed media
Dimensions19 5/16 in. (49 cm) Diameter
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mark Rapoport, MD and Jane C. Hughes, A.2015.71.3
Object numberA.2015.71.3
DescriptionRound painting on paper with concentric cricles, Yao writing (Chinese characters), and painted figures. Black and red inksearly 20th century
c. 1958
Mid-to-late 20th Century