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Description: | One of "Eight Immortals" figures called Guandi made of Qing dynasty porcelain from the Qianlong period from the Fukien province. The figure has a blanc de chine glaze and incised decoration. Guandi is seated with folded arms and a long beard. He was the God of War, and here is shown wearing ogre-mask stomach armour. Guandi was also worshipped as the secondary God of Literature.
Technique: moulding
Material: porcelain
Material: glaze
Guandi made in Dehua, Fukien, China, Asia, c.1750, (1953.149). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.23396 | Go to resource |
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