Accession#:
5707
Object Name:
Statue, Religious
Description:
Kitchen god brought by Miss C. V. Lee, long a missionary in China. Donated in 1944 by Mrs. Robert Crawford.
Provenance:
The kitchen god is often represented in Chinese homes as a picture located near the stove. He is the moral force in the lives of the family. The kitchen god goes to heaven a week before the Chinese New Year to report to the Jade Emporer who then rewards or punishes each household.
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Usually found in the kitchen of a Chinese home, the kitchen god is the moral force in the lives of the family. A week before the Chinese New Year, the god goes to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor who rewards or punishes each household based on the report.
I keep this statue next to my computer screen in our workspace. He's been keeping me company and on-track for years now!
I keep this statue next to my computer screen in our workspace. He's been keeping me company and on-track for years now!
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