The Marshal of the Heavenly Fleet, Zhu Bajie, harassed the moon goddess and he grew a pig's head on his shoulders as punishment. He is a good-natured, happy character, albeit a lazy one. But he is not to be trifled with! Only trained fighters have calves wrapped like this...
Company:
Lao Mei Chunxiang
Construction & Performance:
not yet established
Date:
first half of the 20th century, China
Material:
clay, wood, textiles, metal, paper
Provenance:
1984, sold by Lothar Heubel to Fritz Fey junior (now in the KOLK 17 collection)