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Jade Emperor
Jade Emperor

Jade Emperor

Original Language Title玉皇上帝 清末民初
CultureChinese
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/8 × 11 inches (38.42 × 27.94 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF88-44/301
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The Jade Emperor is the highest god in Chinese folk religion. He rules in heaven, where he oversees human behaviors through the help of his subordinates. Each of these messengers reports to a superior god in a hierarchical structure similar to that of the imperial government. Here, the Emperor is in his court ready to summon his aides. He is flanked by four attendants, one of whom holds the god’s square seal and another has his papers.


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