An Earth God or Earth Deity is common in many cultures throughout the world and is found in both a region’s original animist culture and also where organized religions are later superimposed over animism beliefs and shamanism. Earth Gods are worshiped, asked for assistance during planting and growing seasons, requested for help keeping fields free from destructive pests and requested to preserve the fertility of crops on which their survival is based. In China and elsewhere there may more than one deity, all with different names such as Tudi Gong the earth god celebrated in both Taoism and Chinese Popular Religion; Shujun the Chinese god of farming and cultivation; the Balinese Hindu Goddess of Agriculture Dewi Sri; and in India Dharā who represents the earth and the earth element in Hinduism whose name refers to the flow of water in Sanskrit.
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This extremely rare late Ming/early Qing dynasty carving is divided in two parts and is significant for its juxtaposition of images as well as its unique iconography. The top is one of the Taoist officials in typical officialsattire: an official’s hat, a tiered robe with a red sash extending to the tops of the shoes….
This antique Nuo Opera mask is Tudi Gong, benevolent Earth god with smiling animated face, long eyebrows, hemp beard and high decorative hat. With an honest gentle disposition, he symbolizing the power of good to defeat evil. Nuo popular in Ming/ Qing dynasties, there are few remaining troupes.
Wonderfully aged and weathered stone Tudi Gong reflecting many traits of this beloved Earth God holding a tael for wealth and fortune. He sat happily on an outdoor shrine, and would be happy to sit in a garden to bring an aura of past times to a new family.
These carvings of the Taoist-Deities Tudi Gong and his wife Tudi Po are from rural Southern China where they were frequently depicted together as house-gods on a home altar or local temple for farmers to pray to for abundant harvests and success in selling their products. Although Tudi Gong is a low ranking deity, he…
Rare vintage carving dedicated to Dewi Sri, Balinese Goddess of Rice. was probably made for a home shrine or small rice field temple . Hole near the bottom indicates it may have been part of a larger decorative scheme.
This very fine and very beautiful vintage woodcarving of Dewi Sri , Devi Sri or Sridevi in Java, the Balinese Hindu goddess of rice and prosperity, is in excellent condition considering it is a much used vintage piece. Personally collected in Bali in the 1970s, it reflects the offerings made to Dewi Sri placed in the rice fields to protect the rice harvest. She is depicted here as a young, attractive and fertile woman wearing a striking, highly detailed and decorative headdress similar to those worn in Balinese dances leaving her upper forehead bare and framing her oval face with high curved eyebrows, wide-open eyes and beautiful pursed lips. With its flat back it can be mounted on a wall.
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