Object Number | 29-127-1561 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Daoist |
Provenience | China |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Eight Trigrams | Bagua | Leiting |
Description | Eight trigrams and charm against devils. Tai shang lao jun Order to Leiting (God of Thunder). Obv. 雷霆,,杀鬼,降精,斩妖,辟邪,永保神情.奉太上老君,急,如律令.敕.真人府行. (Leiting! Punish devils, subjugate ghosts, behead monsters, and drive pestilences away to protect for eternity divine purity! Receive this order from Taishang Laojun! Let his order be carried out immediatley! Urgent order! Sent by the True Men Staff). Rev. Bagua 八卦 (Eight Trigrams): xun 巽 (wind), li 离 (fire), kun 坤 (earth), dui 兑 (lake), qian 乾 (heaven), kan 坎 (water), gen 艮 (mountain), and zhen 震 (thunder). |
Credit Line | Purchased from Rev. Edward W. Thwing; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
Other Number | 11486 - R. C. H. Brock Collection Number |
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