GUAN YU - God Of Wealth | Boxwood Carving Antique Ornaments

Guān Yǔ (Chinese 關羽 / 关羽; * 160; † 219) was a Chinese general who lived at the end of the Han Dynasty and during the Three Kingdoms period. He was a comrade-in-arms of Liu Bei, the founder of the Shu Empire. Guan Yu fought against the rebellious peasant group Yellow Turbans during the civil war at the end of the Han period.

Guan Yu is one of the most famous figures in Chinese history and is still revered today. From the time of the Sui dynasty, he was glorified as a god-like figure and even placed on a par with Confucius. Guan Yu stood for loyalty, courage and justice; Confucius for wisdom. His life was artistically processed, most famous is the historical novel "The Story of the Three Kingdoms". Figuratively, Guan Yu was mostly depicted as a red-faced, long-bearded warrior. His weapon is said to have been a 41 kg Guan Dao - a halberd-like scimitar. These artistic interpretations mixed historical facts and mythology.

Product specification:

Type: Antique Yueqing carving

Material: small leaf boxwood

Height: approx. 20 cm
Weight: 400 g