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51-53-2

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 51-53-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Date Made 1900 - 1951
Section Asian
Materials Paper
Technique Printed
Iconography Szu-Ming Chih Shen | Siming zhi Shen
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

One of a series of popular prints on paper of Chinese deities from peasant cults. Siming zhi Shen (司命 之 神), the god who controls destiny.

Height 61 cm
Width 58.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Richard Shoemaker, 1951

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