Antique 18th - 19th c signed Chinese Kitchen God, Stove God, Family Protector Grand Tour This renaissance began with the

This renaissance began with the San Carlos Academy movement -- among whose leaders were Ignacio Asúnsolo and Jose Clemente Orozco -- and which emerged out of the students’ and teachers’ discontent with the traditional paintings methods (academicism)

this icon is in fine age related condition with overall dark patina minor loss to facade

all the symbols are very well rubbed

Herat and Balkh were one of the four great cities of Greater Khorasan and one of the greatest cities in the middle ages

Depth: 26"

Antique 18th - 19th c signed Chinese Kitchen God, Stove God, Family Protector Grand Tour This renaissance began with theWe are offering an 18th 19th c. Chinese Stove or Kitchen God Signed on reverse. The kitchen deity also known as the Stove God, named Zao Jun, Zao Shen, Zao kimjah, Cokimjah or Zhang Lang is the most important of a plethora of Chinese domestic gods that protect the hearth and family. The Kitchen God is recognized in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology, and Taoism. The Kitchen God (literally, god of the hearth), who is believed to report to the