God of the Roof
Artist
China
MediumCeramic
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of A.F. Ufford
Object number1935.48.2
DescriptionIncised clay figure on a horse. Gray colored. Supposed originally to be a wood sculpture. Deified by Chian T'a-kwong. After deification he asked to be put in a place where everyone would be under him. Lo Chian t'a-kwong made him the god of the roof.On View
Not on viewCollections
China
China
2nd or 3rd century A.D.
China
William Blake, 1757-1827
London : William Blake, 1825 [i.e. 1826].
