The reverse is intricately decorated with raised palm branch and cross motifs
The spiritual framework surrounding these figures is deeply intertwined with the Vodoun religious tradition of the region
spiritual significance
securing his tightly styled hair bun
iconography painted on pottery vessels were as important means of communicating shared ideas
Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Figure of Shou Lao military The reverse is intricately decoratedMing Dynasty, c. 13681644 AD, Hebei Province, China A finely potted small scale Cizhou style stoneware figure depicting Shou Lao, the revered Chinese deity and personification of longevity, wisdom, and good fortune. The figure stands frontally, clad in simply rendered, sparsely decorated robes, and holds a sceptre and a pearltraditional attributes symbolising authority, spiritual power, and immortality. Shou Lao is characteristically portrayed with an