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Qing Dynasty Wooden Figure of a House God

Qing Dynasty Wooden Figure of a House God

$270.00
$270.00
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Late Qing dynasty or early Republic, early 20th century, China.

Lovely wooden house god figure. The Qing dynasty (Qīng cháo), officially the Great Qing (also sometimes referred to as the Manchu dynasty) was the last imperial dynasty in China, lasting from 1644 to 1912. Wooden house gods were part of Chinese religion. There are many hundreds of gods and deities, often having a small cavity in the back sealed with a wooden bung, which would contain sacrifical materials such as a live insects (as it was thought that this would inject life into the figure), written prayers, rice grains, spices, textile fragments etc.

Fascinating seated altar god was once used on the family altar to honor ancestors. Coarsely carved from a single block of still fragrant camphor wood with later gold paint and laquer. Hidden space in the backside of the figure contains hand written note and sacrifical materials, rice, spices, beans, remnants of cicada, dried seahorse etc. Good condition. Age-related wear. Paint loss and chip. Size approx. 22,0cm x 8,0cm x 5,0cm. 

Provenance: Danish private collection

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