{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"18582"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bart Nelson Stephens"},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"85.059.001"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"The large central figure of the Jade Emperor is depicted wearing wide flowing red robes decorated with blue dragons, over green underrobes. He is holding a bowl (containing the pill of immortality?) in his right hand; the long whisks of black side-burns and beard are gathered in his left hand. He wears a small wave-(or cloud)-and-pearl crown and has a white-ringed, red-flaming halo. Behind the halo is a mass of drapery like material, in the shape of a mountain, or parasol, with a pearl at the top. To the either side of the halo are phoenix-heads from which dangle decorative tassels with symbols, flanked by small blue, red, orange and green clouds. The Jade Emperor is seated on a dragon throne. Between the lower folds of his gown is a small barefoot figure, with one arm and one foot raised, holding his pig-tail. Below this figure is a vertical inscription panel with 9 characters (8? What, then, is the second-to-last brushmark, if not a character?) Flanking the inscription panel are two ferocious blue dragons with front-lfeg talons out-stretched; and in each corner stands a female figure, wearing alternately colored green and red garments, each holding a book, both facing in towards the center. Some red staining (cock's blood?) and some wrinkling at base. Some of the patterning on the robes is done with a shinier wax-like substance. THE GENERAL FORMAT OF THE 17 PANELS:  All have blue wavy borders around the vertical sides and the bottom and three dark grey floral medallions at the top, in a horizontal panel, some on a reddish ground, others on the natural beige ground of the paper. Information from Gichner's appraisal and from observation.  6/3/86  Astri W."},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Hanging scroll: ink on paper, backed with paper"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":["85.059.001.1stview","85.059.001.2ndview"]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Yao ritual painting of Yuanshi  (Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning)"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Paintings"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker / Culture","value":"Unidentified artist"},"primaryMedia":{"value":"https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/113008/full"},"culture":{"label":"Culture","value":"Vietnam"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"Early 20 century"},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"210394"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"Image: 46 1/16 × 17 13/16 inches (117 × 45.2 cm)"}}]}