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Pak Tai browse these categories for related items... All Items: Chinese: Carvings: Wood: Pre 1800: item #941670 Please refer to our stock #2070 when inquiring.
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| Very rare early Qing (circa 18th CE) image of the Taoist God, Pak Tai. For more details regarding this deity just Google- Pak Tai and you will get an extensive history on him from Wikipedia. He is recognized by having a snake foot and a tortoise under his feet.. The original pigments are visible if you pick off the layers of soot covered stucco and paper which were probably added on in the 19th CE. He is also known as Lord Zhenwu in Putonghua and was worshipped widely throughout China, but here in Hong Kong he is best known as the “patron saint” of Cheung Chau where I live. Annually there is a big ceremony held in his honour called “The Bun Festival”, which should be Googled if you want the whole story on this. Excellent condition carved from heavy wood with no insect damage, which is unusual for old wood statues. I sourced this piece in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Province, in Southern China a decade ago so it may have been worshipped by one of the many minority “hill tribes” there. H: 31cm/12in and W: (at base) 14cm/5.5in. | |||||||||
