God of Fire
1900
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1900
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
God of Fire is a 1900 paint by Unknown, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting depicts a man dressed in traditional Chinese attire, sitting on a low platform. He wears a red robe with a white collar and a blue shirt underneath, and his dark hair is styled in a bun. The man holds a long, thin object in his right hand and a round object in his left. He also wears a crown-like hat adorned with a red tassel. The man's facial expression is serious, and his eyes seem to be looking downward. The background of the painting is a plain white, which helps to focus attention on the subject. The Victoria and Albert Museum holds this painting, titled "God of Fire", which showcases traditional Chinese art.
A rectangular painting depicts a seated household god wearing an orange-red robe with a pale blue chest-plate and ornate detailing on the right shoulder and knee. The figure is draped in pale green cloth and rests their feet on a black plinth, holding a long bamboo tube. A vertical inscription runs down the right side of the image, and a red maker's mark appears in the bottom left corner. The work is part of a series of 155 drawings, with this piece numbered E.3177-1910, purchased from Mrs. Amherst-Law and accessioned in 1910.
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