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ID: 901002250
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002250
Record Type: Character/Person

Kuanti (Chinese deity)

Note: Chinese god of war, deified representation of general Guan Yu.

Names:
Kuanti (Chinese deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Guanti (Chinese deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Kuanti (Chinese deity) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Chinese (culture or style)
.....(East Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
topic is .... war
.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
identified as .... Guan Yu (Chinese general, 160-220)
.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:
Kuanti (Chinese deity)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)
Guanti (Chinese deity)
................Casanowicz, Buddhist Art in US National Museum (1921)

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