Daoist Deity, probably Heavenly Marshal Zhao (Zhao Gong Ming), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1482, China, Glazed stoneware, H. 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); D. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm), Ceramics, Qiao Bin (Chinese, active 1481–1507), This figure of a Daoist deity is embellished with low-fired lead glazes in yellow, green, black, and white that are typical for Ming-dynasty (1368–1644) Daoist and Buddhist ceramic sculptures. The figure probably represents the Heavenly Marshal Zhao (Zhao Gong Ming), a popular local god of wealth who was absorbed into the Daoist pantheon
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Daoist Deity, Heavenly Marshal Zhao, Zhao Gong Ming, Ming dynasty, 1368–1644, dated 1482, China, Glazed stoneware, H, 23 3/4, 60.3 cm, W, 15, 38.1, D, 8 3/8, 21.3, Ceramics, Qiao Bin, Chinese, active, 1481–1507, figure, deity, embellished, low-fired lead, glazes, yellow, green, black, white, typical, Ming-dynasty, Daoist, Buddhist ceramic, sculptures, represents, Marshal, Zhao, Gong, Ming, popular local, god, wealth, absorbed pantheon
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