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The Kitchen-God, 1922. Creator: UnknownThe Kitchen-God, 1922. The Kitchen God is the most important of Chinese domestic gods who protect the hearth and family, recognised in Chinese folk religion, Chinese mythology, and Taoism
The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. Creator: UnknownThe Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, 1922. The Eight Immortals are revered by Taoists and are a popular element of Chinese culture
The Door-God - Military, 1922. Creator: UnknownThe Door-God - Military, 1922. Menshen are divine guardians of doors and gates in Chinese folk religions, used to protect against evil or encourage the entrance of positive energies
The Door-God - Civil, 1922. Creator: UnknownThe Door-God - Civil, 1922. Menshen are divine guardians of doors and gates in Chinese folk religions, used to protect against evil or encourage the entrance of positive energies at thresholds
Tou Mu, Goddess of the North Star, 1922. Creator: UnknownTou Mu, Goddess of the North Star, 1922. Doumu, a goddess in Chinese religion and Taoism, the feminine aspect of Heaven, seen to possess many arms and three eyes which symbolise her power to see
Chang Tao-Ling, 1922. Creator: UnknownChang Tao-Ling, 1922. Chang Tao-Ling (34-156) Founder of the Han Dynasty Taoist school of wu-tou-mi tao, Way of the Celestial Masters, which emphasized the connection between sin and suffering
The Taoist Triad, 1922. Creator: UnknownThe Taoist Triad, 1922. The Taoist Trinity, three highest Gods in the Taoist pantheon, Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun and Daode Tianzun. From " Myths and Legends of China", by E. T. C
The Buddhist Triad, 1922. Creator: UnknownThe Buddhist Triad, 1922. The Saha Triad is a devotional motif in East Asian Buddhism showing the chief Buddha and bodhisattvas Gautama Buddha, Padmapani and Ksitigarbha
Wen Ch ang, K uei Hsing, and Chu I, 1922. Creator: UnknownWen Ch ang, K uei Hsing, and Chu I, 1922. Wen Ch ang, a Taoist deity in Chinese Mythology, known as the God of Culture and Literature with his servant Kui Xing, god of examinations and Bai Juyi
Nu Kua Shih, 1922. Creator: UnknownNu Kua Shih, 1922. Nu Gua, mother goddess of Chinese mythology, a snake goddess, creator of humankind and matchmaker credited with inventing the idea of marriage
The Birth of the Monkey, 1922. Creator: UnknownThe Birth of the Monkey, 1922. The Monkey King, Sun Wukong, a legendary characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West vy Wu Cheng en with origins dating to Song dynasty
Beyond Mans Footsteps, c1894, (1928). Artist: Briton RiviereBeyond Mans Footsteps, c1894, (1928). Painting held at the Tate Britain. From The Book of Polar Exploration, by E. L. Elias M.A. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1928]
