Masque facial "Tudigong" ou "Tudishen", 19e siècle
Chine
Vendu
900 €
Provenance
Jack Nelis, The Hague, The Netherlands (acquired in Beijing in the late 1990s)Taille
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Description
wood, paint, hair, base
“Tudigong” or “Tudishen” - the “God of the Soil and the Ground”, embodies in Chinese folk religion, Taoism, the protective deity of a locality and the human communities who inhabit it.