Chinese Erlang Shen Taoist Statue - 19th Century Lassi Cup holding small oil lamps or

holding small oil lamps or candles to illuminate entrances at dusk

sturdy hangers to the reverse

The carving on the doors is unusual to find and particularly intricate for this style of cabinet

The style takes its name from the meeting of the Ganga and Jamuna rivers

Chinese Erlang Shen Taoist Statue - 19th Century Lassi Cup holding small oil lamps orThis enigmatic Chinese Taoist figure of Erlang Shen is of a particularly large size. He's decorated with polychrome on wood and carries a qinglong ji spear in his right hand and a book in his left. Erlang Shen, also known as Yang Jian, is a Taoist god and the deification of various semi mythical folk heroes. He has a third truth seeing eye on his forehead. Erlang Shen is represented to this day in video games, television and other pop culture. This