Lot 159
FEMALE DEITY 'SONGZI NIANGNIANG' COLOUR ON PAPER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
£1,875
Description
清 送子娘娘圖 框 紙本設色
painted with a female deity seated on a chariot pulling by a lion and protected by a guardian god, followed by a female attendant holding a large fan, below the scene with a various female figures each holding a new-born babe in hands
Dimensions
142.5cm x 75.5cm
Footnote
Note: Songzi Niangniang (The Maiden Who Brings Children), also referred to in Taiwan as Zhusheng Niangniang (註生娘娘), is a Taoist fertility goddess. She has been identified with many historical figures and often depicted as Guan Yin herself in drawings or as an empress figure, much like Xi Wangmu and Mazu.