Antique 18th - 19th c signed Chinese Kitchen God, Stove God, Family Protector #missiongalleryantiques The sign is in a

The sign is in a half-circle shape with hand painted designs and depicts rolling hills lined with blossoming trees among the misty clouds

3\4" Weight: 1

with the Oxblood translucent Gloss Glaze

Width: 2 3/4"

Antique 18th - 19th c signed Chinese Kitchen God, Stove God, Family Protector #missiongalleryantiques The sign is in aWe 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