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This deity in Chinese imperial court dress and holding up a ritual tablet or flat sceptre fits the iconography of the Jade Emperor, the supreme ruler in Chinese traditional religion.
Title
A Chinese Deity (probably Yu Huang, the Jade Emperor)
Date
c.1850
Medium
gouache on rice paper
Measurements
H 25 x W 13 cm
Accession number
581463i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
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