Framed Yao Bridge to Heaven YA128
Taoist painting depicting the Tom To Tsiou, the Bridge to Heaven – also described as a «Dragon Bridge to the Great Tao» – on mulberry paper.
Originally a single long painting, it has been framed in two sections.
Mien Yao minority, region of Luang Namtha, Northern Laos.
For more information on the Yao people, see this wiki page or this this detailed page.
Late 19th or early 20th century.
Frame: 33.5 cm high x 168 and 229 cm long.