Chinese Erlang Shen Taoist Statue - 19th Century Console Tables Constructed from beautifully grained yumu

Constructed from beautifully grained yumu elm

one of which is high poverty

It has its original hardware and dates to circa 1930

Its simple circular form makes it an incredibly versatile piece

Chinese Erlang Shen Taoist Statue - 19th Century Console Tables Constructed from beautifully grained yumuThis 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