Chinese kitchen god [Zao Jun (Tsao Chun)] – Historic Print
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures Chinese kitchen god [Zao Jun (Tsao Chun)] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Chinese kitchen god [Zao Jun (Tsao Chun)]
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The Zao Jun, or Kitchen God, is the household deity this color woodcut depicts, and the record dates it to the 1920s. In Chinese folk belief, the Kitchen God watched over the family hearth and reported on each household to the Jade Emperor in heaven before the New Year. Families often pasted new printed images of him above the stove during the holiday season, then burned the old ones to send him off on his yearly journey. Prints like this one were part of that seasonal practice, so the picture reflects both religious devotion and the rhythms of domestic life.
| Medium | 1 print : woodcut, color. |
|---|---|
| Notes | [192-] |
| Subjects | Gods--Chinese--1920-1930. Religion--1920-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 813 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-110694 |
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