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Chinese
19th Century
Qing Dynasty Shousan Stone Carving of Tu Di Kuong
Earth God or Wealthy God
Origin : China
Period
& Style : later 19th century,
Qing dynasty
Material
: Shousan
stone
Size
& Weight : H.
7.67 in. ( 19.50cm )
Condition
: No
damage, tiny cracks due to age.
Tu Di
Kuong, also named Earth God, or Wealthy God.
This is a very special Tu Di Kuong carving, usually the figures of Tu Di
Kuong were carved of wood or hard stone, it is quite rare to find a
shousan stone one.
It
might be carved by a scholar, for it's right hand holding a fan not a
gold, it might be placed in his reading room, not in a shrine.
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