Chinese Erlang Shen Taoist Statue - 19th Century Lassi Cup and geometric blocks

and geometric blocks

deep oxblood red flambé glaze

holding small oil lamps or candles to illuminate entrances at dusk

Features: Takhat-inspired form

or humped Indian bull would have been an important part of daily ritual for a Kondh (also spelt "Khond") family

Chinese Erlang Shen Taoist Statue - 19th Century Lassi Cup and geometric blocksThis enigmatic Chinese Taoist figure of Erlang Shen is of a particularly large size. He's decorated with polychrome on wood and carries a qinglong ji spear in his right hand and a book in his left. Erlang Shen, also known as Yang Jian, is a Taoist god and the deification of various semi mythical folk heroes. He has a third truth seeing eye on his forehead. Erlang Shen is represented to this day in video games, television and other pop culture. This