5.3

Zhu Bajie

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)