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[RAS 043.010] A god in theatrical make-up


[RAS 043.010] A god, probably of wealth, in theatrical make-up. He wears court dress over armour.

34 x 22 cm

From a collection of 10 Chinese woodblock prints of door gods (men shen) from the Yangtze Valley and South China, donated to the RAS by Brian Houghton Hodgson on 4 November 1826.