Asian Art

Birth of Mani

The Birth of Mani is a Manichean silk cloth color painting painted in the Fujian Zhejiang area during the Yuan period, depicting the founder of the sect Mani The scene of birth, a scholar who specializes in Manichaeism Ma Xiaohe called it "a rare treasure". This picture is now in the collection of the Kyushu National Museum in Japan. The drawing technique and artistic style are similar to Mani's Community Established, Mani's Parents, and Manichean Universe Map. It was originally part of a large-scale Manichean silk painting; however, now the silk painting has been lost, leaving only the birth picture.

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• ▸Emperor Tenji
• ▸Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• ▸Champa

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